Udzielaj

Udzielaj is a Polish verb meaning to provide, grant, or furnish something to someone. It is the imperfective form, used for actions that occur over time or repeatedly. Its perfective counterpart is udzielić. The verb is transitive and usually combines with a dative recipient (komu) and the thing given in the genitive or as a direct object in a fixed expression, for example udzielić informacji or udzielić zgody.

In usage, udzielaj appears mainly in formal, administrative, or legal contexts, as well as in instructions or official communications. Common collocations include udzielać informacji (to provide information), udzielać zgody (to grant consent), udzielać pomocy (to render assistance), and udzielać wyjaśnień (to provide explanations). The imperfective aspect emphasizes the act of giving rather than its completion, while the perfective udzielić emphasizes that the act has been completed.

Morphology and forms: present tense first-person singular udzielam, second-person singular udzielasz, third-person singular udziela; imperative forms are udzielaj (you, singular) and udzielajcie (you, plural); let us udzielajmy. The verb can appear in past tenses as udzielałem/udzieliłem (depending on gender and form) and in future tense with appropriate auxiliary constructions.

Etymology traces udzielaj to the verb udzielać, from the root related to giving, with the prefix u- signaling distribution or completion, and the suffix -ać common to Polish infinitives. In everyday language, speakers may prefer synonyms like dawać or przyznać in less formal contexts.