Wspierali

Wspierali is the third-person plural past tense form of the Polish verb wspierać, meaning to support, assist, back, or reinforce. It is used to describe actions by a group of people in the past who provided help or backing to a person, organization, movement, or project.

Grammatical notes: Wspierać is imperfective, so wspierali conveys an ongoing or repeated action in the past. The feminine plural form is wspierały. A related perfective verb with a similar meaning is wesprzeć, whose past tense forms include wsparli for masculine plural.

Etymology and usage: The form derives from wspierać, with the prefix w- indicating a sense of togetherness or collective action. Wspierali is common in narrative and formal prose, including historical accounts, reports, and biographies, to describe groups that provided backing, whether financially, materially, or morally.

Examples: Oni wspierali inicjatywę finansowo i organizacyjnie. W czasie kryzysu wspierali lokalne organizacje. In English, it translates as “they supported” or “they backed,” and it can describe backing of individuals, organizations, movements, or projects.

See also: wspierać, wesprzeć.