Wstrzykn

Wstrzykn is the stem used in the Polish verb wstrzyknąć, which means to inject or administer a substance by injection. It is not a standalone lexical item in common usage; rather, it serves as the base form for conjugation in the perfective aspect. In linguistic discussions, wstrzykn refers to the stem that combines with personal endings to form the future tense forms of wstrzyknąć, such as wstryknę (I will inject) and wstrzykniesz (you will inject), and with various endings for past and other moods.

In everyday Polish, the imperfective counterpart is wstrzykiwać, used for repeated or ongoing injections. The perfective verb wstrzyknąć is used to indicate a single, completed act of injection. Passive constructions include lek został wstrzyknięty (the medicine was injected).

Related terms and morphology include wstrzyknięty as the past passive participle (injected), and noun forms connected with injection, such as zastrzyk (injection or shot) and strzykawka (syringe). The root is also associated with other medical terms involving injection devices and procedures.

Usage notes: wstrzyknąć and its stem wstrzykn are most common in medical or technical contexts. In standard prose, speakers typically use the full verb forms rather than treating wstrzykn as an independent word. For learners, focus on the perfective versus imperfective distinction and the related nouns to understand how the concept of injection is expressed in different grammatical contexts.