Wygasza

Wygasza is the third-person singular present tense form of the Polish imperfective verb wygaszać (to extinguish, to put out, to dampen). It denotes an ongoing or habitual action. The corresponding perfective form is wygasi, which expresses a completed extinguishing in the future.

The verb wygaszać derives from the root gas- as part of gasić, with the prefix wy- forming the imperfective Wij? version; its perfective counterpart is wygasić. In full conjugation, forms include wygaszam, wygaszasz, wygasza, wygaszamy, wygaszacie, wygaszają.

Wygasza is used in literal contexts such as extinguishing a fire or a flame, and in metaphorical contexts to dampen or suppress something, such as enthusiasm or interest. For example: Strażak wygasza pożar. Krytyka wygasza entuzjazm wśród uczestników. The choice between wygaszać (imperfective) and wygasić (perfective) affects aspect: wygaszać emphasizes the ongoing process of extinguishing, while wygasić emphasizes the completion of that action.

See also: gasić, wygasić, pożar, światło.