Zaklada

Zaklada is a term primarily associated with Polish language use, representing non-diacritic renderings of several related forms derived from the verbs zakładać and założyć, as well as the noun zakład. The entry below explains the main senses and uses.

Verb senses

- Establishing or founding: zakładać means to establish, found, or set up something such as a company, organization, or institution. The imperfective form is used for ongoing or repeated actions (on zakłada firmę — he is establishing a company), while the perfective form założyć indicates a completed action (założył firmę — he founded a company).

- Wearing or placing on: zakładać can also mean to put on clothing or accessories (on zakłada kapelusz — he puts on a hat).

- Assuming or presuming: in everyday usage, people say zakładamy to, meaning “we assume” or “let us assume.”

Noun sense

- Establishment or facility: zakład as a noun means an establishment, plant, workshop, or factory, as in zakład przemysłowy (industrial plant) or zakład pracy (workplace). The term is widely used in business, industry, and institutional contexts.

Etymology and relation

- The verb zakładać and its perfective założyć share a root associated with placing, setting up, or beginning. The related noun zakład derives from the same semantic field, referring to an established unit or place.

Usage notes

- The non-diacritic form zaklada appears in texts that omit diacritics, such as certain computer or database contexts. In proper Polish spelling, important distinctions are kept with ł and other diacritics (zakładać, założyć, zakład).

See also

- Zakład (disambiguation): other uses and meanings of the noun form zakład.

- Założyć: related perfective verb form.