Zajmuj

Zajmuj is a term that appears in Polish language discussions as a nonstandard or historical form of the second-person singular imperative of the verb zajmować, which means “to occupy” or “to seize.” In contemporary standard Polish, the imperative is typically written zajmij, not zajmuj. The occurrence of zajmuj is thus mainly of interest to linguists, language historians, or readers encountering older texts.

Etymology and form. The underlying verb zajmować belongs to a class of Polish imperfective verbs built on the root zajm-. The standard imperative forms for this class are generally zajmij (singular) and zajmijcie (plural). The spelling zajmuj reflects an orthographic variant in which the final -uj sequence substitutes for the modern -ij in some historical writings or regional transcriptions. It does not introduce a distinct meaning or usage beyond being an alternate spelling of the same imperative form.

Usage and occurrence. Today, zajmuj is rarely used in formal writing and is typically encountered as a typographical error, a quirk of older texts, or a marker of dialectal variation. In most modern Polish references and grammars, zajmij is presented as the correct form for the 2nd-person singular imperative. When encountered, zajmuj is generally treated as a nonstandard or archaic variant rather than a separate grammatical category.

See also. zajmij, zajmować, Polish orthography, Polish language.

Note: The standard, widely accepted form for addressing someone to perform the action is zajmij. Zajmuj may appear in discussions about historical spellings or regional texts but does not constitute a separate, modern grammatical form.