Wymieniaj

Wymieniaj is a Polish verb form derived from wymieniać. It represents the second-person singular present imperative of the imperfective verb wymieniać, used to instruct someone to perform the action of exchanging, replacing, or mentioning something. Because it is imperfective, wymieniaj often conveys an instruction to perform the action in an ongoing or repeated way. For a single, completed action, the corresponding perfective form is wymień.

The root wymienia- comes from wymieniać, which has several related meanings depending on context: to exchange or substitute items, to replace one thing with another, and to mention or list items in a sequence. The imperative wymieniaj is commonly found in instructional or didactic contexts, as well as in collaborative tasks where ongoing attention to listing or swapping items is required. Related forms include wymieniajcie (you all exchange or list) and wymień (you, singular, completed action).

Usage and nuance: in practical writing, wymieniaj can introduce tasks such as inventorying, comparing options, or enumerating items. It can govern both physical exchanges (replacing parts, swapping components) and discourse-level actions (mentioning or listing names, examples, or steps). Negative form is nie wymieniaj.

Examples:

- Wymieniaj części, które są uszkodzone. (List the parts that are damaged.)

- Wymieniaj nazwy ilustrujących przykładów. (Mention the names of the illustrating examples.)

Wymieniaj is a grammatical form tied to imperfective aspect and is distinct from wymień, the impera­tive form of the perfective wymienić, used for a single, completed action.