gotujemy

Gotujemy is the first-person plural form of the Polish verb gotować, meaning we cook or we are cooking. It can describe an ongoing action by a group and is commonly used in everyday speech. The term is also frequently used as a concise heading or title for culinary content in Polish media, such as blogs, cookbooks, or online videos, because it conveys collective activity and practical cooking.

In Polish grammar, gotować is an imperfective verb, so gotujemy signals a process or habit rather than a completed event. Other present tense forms include ja gotuję, ty gotujesz, on/ona gotuje, wy gotujecie, oni gotują. The phrase Gotujmy, the form for the first-person plural in the imperative, means Let us cook and is used to invite others to cook together.

In practical use, gotujemy appears in recipe instructions and cooking guides. Examples include sentences like “Najpierw gotujemy wodę” (First we boil the water) or “Teraz gotujemy na małym ogniu” (Now we simmer on a low heat). It frames cooking as a collaborative, step-by-step activity and emphasizes the ongoing nature of the preparation process.

Culturally, cooking is a common topic in Polish households and media, and gotujemy frequently appears in instructional contexts to describe shared kitchen activities. Related terms include gotować (to cook), gotowanie (cooking), and przygotowywać (to prepare). The form gotujemy thus serves both as a grammatical present and as a usable label for communal, everyday culinary content.