krytykuj

Krytykuj is the second-person singular imperative form of the Polish verb krytykować, meaning to criticize. It is used to give a direct instruction or request to someone you address informally to evaluate or point out flaws in something. The verb krytykować is imperfective and forms imperatives as krytykuj (singular), krytykujcie (plural), and krytykujmy (let us criticize). The negative imperative is nie krytykuj.

Usage of krytykuj appears in contexts such as feedback, discussion, or reviews, where a speaker wants a direct, pointed critique. The tone of krytykuj depends on context and delivery; it can be neutral, constructive, or blunt. To emphasize constructive critique, speakers may accompany it with modifiers like konstruktywne or obiektywne, or frame the instruction within a broader evaluative statement. The corresponding negative form is nie krytykuj.

Etymology and related forms: krytykować derives from the noun krytyka (criticism), which in turn traces to the French critique and Latin critica, ultimately from Greek kritikos meaning "able to discern." Related words include krytyk (a critic) and krytyka (criticism). The verb shares a common Slavic root with these nouns and participates in the same morphological family as other -kować verbs in Polish.

See also: krytyka, krytyk, krytykować (infinitive), krytykuj, krytykujcie (imperatives).