imituj

Imituj is a Polish verb in the imperative mood meaning "imitate." It is used when instructing someone to imitate or copy something, such as a person, sound, gesture, or behavior.

The verb imitować, from which imituj is derived, comes from Latin imitari, passing into Polish through other European languages. In Polish, the related noun imitacja means "imitation," and the participle imitowany means "imitated."

Conjugation and forms: In the present tense, the verb imitować is: ja imituję, ty imitujesz, on/ona/ono imituje, my imitujemy, wy imitujecie, oni/one imitują. The imperative forms are imituj for singular and imitujcie for plural.

Usage: Imituj can denote copying or mimicking in everyday speech, in performance, in training, or in critique. It can convey playful imitation among friends or a directive to copy a model in a task or demonstration.

Examples: Proszę, imituj ten ruch. (Please imitate this gesture.) Dzieci potrafią imitować różne dźwięki zwierząt. (Children can imitate various animal sounds.) Na lekcji poproś uczniów, by imitowali styl mówienia bohatera. (In class, ask students to imitate the character’s speaking style.)

Related terms: imitacja (imitation), imitacyjny (imitative).