Zrobic

Zrobic, written with the diacritic form robić as infinitive zrobić, is a Polish verb meaning to do or to make. It is the perfective counterpart of robić, and it is used for actions regarded as completed or finished. In written text without diacritics, the infinitive is often rendered as zrobic.

Aspect and usage

Zrobić expresses completion, often in contrast to the imperfective robić, which emphasizes the process or repetition. The perfective forms cover future and past contexts depending on the sentence: present tense typically conveys a future action (I will do it), while past tense indicates that the action was completed (I did it). Common phrases include chcę to zrobić (I want to do it), zrobiłem to (I did it), and zrobię to jutro (I will do it tomorrow).

Typical constructions

Zrobić is used with a wide range of direct objects: zrobienie zadania (to do the task), zrobienie kanapki (to make a sandwich). It also appears in idiomatic expressions such as zrobić wrażenie (to make an impression), zrobić zdjęcie (to take a photo), zrobić porządek (to tidy up), or zrobić sobie krzywdę (to harm oneself). The verb can appear in a variety of prefixes and collocations to convey nuance, such as zrobic wyjątek (to make an exception) or zrobic interes (to close a deal).

Etymology and form

Zrobić derives from the Polish verb robić with the prefix za- indicating completion; the stem becomes rob- and the form is conjugated as a perfective verb. In full conjugation, forms include zrobię, zrobisz, zrobi, zrobimy, zrobicie, zrobią, with past forms like zrobiłem/zrobiłam. The unaccented spelling zrobic is common in ASCII text.

See also

Robić (imperfective counterpart), zrobienie (noun form meaning the act of doing), and common collocations such as zrobić zdjęcie or zrobić porządek.