dobieraj

Dobieraj is the informal imperative form of the Polish imperfective verb dobierać, meaning to pick, select, or assemble. It is used to address someone in the second person singular and to indicate a ongoing or habitual action of choosing items from a set.

Grammatical notes: as an imperative, dobieraj issues a directive or instruction. Its perfective counterpart is dobrać, whose imperatives are dobierz (singular) and dobierzcie (plural). The distinction mirrors a general Polish pattern where imperfective forms emphasize the process of selecting, while perfective forms emphasize completion of the selection.

Usage: dobieraj appears in instructions, guidance, or everyday speech when someone is told to start or continue choosing items. It is common in contexts such as shopping, cooking, fashion, and problem-solving where one selects from options or matches elements.

Examples:

- Dobieraj składniki według przepisu. (Choose the ingredients according to the recipe.)

- Dobieraj kolory do stylu wnętrza. (Select colors that match the interior style.)

- W trakcie ćwiczeń dobieraj odpowiednie ćwiczenia do poziomu zaawansowania. (During the exercises, choose appropriate exercises for the level.)

Etymology and nuance: dobieraj derives from the imperfective dobierać, formed with the prefix do- and the root bier- (from brać, to take). The verb connotes the ongoing act of pairing or selecting rather than finishing the choice, which would be conveyed by dobrać/dobierz.