Uciekaj

Uciekaj is a Polish verb form meaning to run away or to escape. It functions as the second person singular imperative of the imperfective verb uciekąć, which describes the ongoing or repeated action of fleeing. The corresponding plural imperative is uciekajcie. The imperfective aspect emphasizes the process or habit of fleeing, while the perfective counterpart, uciec, focuses on the act of getting away at a specific moment; its imperative forms are ucieknij (singular) and ucieknijcie (plural).

In present tense, the verb uciekąć is conjugated as: ja uciekam, ty uciekasz, on/ona/ono ucieka, my uciekamy, wy uciekacie, oni uciekają. The related noun is ucieczka, which denotes an escape or flight, and the noun uciekieniec/uciekinier refers to a fugitive. The expression uciekaj stąd or nie uciekaj przed problemami demonstrates common figurative uses, where fleeing is either literal (leaving a place quickly) or metaphorical (avoiding responsibility or difficulty).

Etymologically, uciekąć appears to be rooted in the native Polish lexicon and shares cognates with other Slavic languages that express the idea of fleeing. The verb belongs to a family of verbs describing movement away from danger or pursuit, often used in everyday conversation, journalism, and literature to convey urgency, danger, or avoidance.

See also: ucieczka, ucieczkowy (adj.), uciekinier, uciekający.