Zarzucamy

Zarzucamy is the first-person plural present tense form of the Polish imperfective verb zarzucać, meaning to cast or throw in a literal sense, as well as to attribute or cast blame in a figurative sense. In fishing or nautical contexts it is used for actions such as casting a net or a line. In a rhetorical or accusatory context it can introduce phrases like “zarzucamy mu…” to indicate that one is accusing or charging someone with something.

Etymology and related forms: The verb zarzucać derives from the Slavic root related to throwing or projecting, with the prefix zar- intensifying the action. The noun zarzut (accusation, charge) and related compounds are built from the same family. The imperfective zarzucać contrasts with the perfective zarzucić; the latter’s future tense forms include zarzucimy (we will cast), not zarzucamy, which is the present tense form of zarzucać.

Usage notes: In everyday language zarzucamy commonly appears in concrete actions such as zarzucamy sieć (we cast a net) or zarzucamy wędkę (we cast a fishing line). In a social or legal sense it can express laying accusations or blame, as in zarzucamy mu kłamstwo (we accuse him of lying) or zarzucamy mu winę. The distinction between literal and figurative use depends on context and object.

See also: zarzut (accusation), oskarżać (to accuse), zarzucać (to cast or to accuse in various senses). The verb forms of the perfective zarzucić differ in future tenses, with zarzucimy meaning “we will cast” in standard usage.

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