Zadziwi

Zadziwi is a Polish verb form derived from zadziwić, meaning to astonish or to surprise. It is most commonly encountered as the third-person singular form of the perfective verb zadziwić in the future tense, indicating that someone or something will astonish.

Morphology and related forms: The verb family includes forms such as zadziwię (I will astonish), zadziwisz (you will astonish), and zadziwią (they will astonish). Past tense forms include zadziwił (he astonished), zadziwiła (she astonished), and zadziwiło (it astonished). The participle “zadziwiony” means astonished and functions as an adjective, while the noun “zadziwienie” denotes the act or state of astonishment.

Origin and nuance: Zadziwić is the perfective counterpart of dziwić (to astonish, to amaze). The prefix za- intensifies the action, and the perfective aspect conveys a completed action in the future.

Usage: Zadziwi is used to state that someone or something will astonish others. It appears in statements, forecasts, or reports about forthcoming events. Example: Nowy występ zadziwi wszystkich (The new performance will astonish everyone). As a perfective verb form, it carries a sense of a single, completed act of astonishment rather than a continuing process.

Notes: Polish perfective verbs form their future tense without an auxiliary verb. The choice of form varies by person and number, with zadziwię, zadziwisz, and zadziwią corresponding to I will astonish, you will astonish, and they will astonish, respectively.