licze

Licze, with correct Polish spelling liczę, is the first-person singular present tense form of the verb liczyć, meaning to count, calculate, or reckon. In standard Polish orthography the present tense forms are liczę, liczysz, liczy, liczmy, liczycie, liczą. The form liczę is used when the subject is “I” and the action is counting or estimating something.

Usage and examples:

- Counting objects or numbers: liczę pieniądze (I am counting money), liczę do dziesięciu (I count to ten).

- Performing arithmetic or estimation in the mind: liczę w myślach (I count in my head).

- Idiomatic expressions: liczę na ciebie means I am counting on you; liczyć się means to matter or be important, as in to count in a situation.

Grammatical notes:

- liczyć is a regular verb of the -ić class; liczę is the 1st person singular, and other forms follow standard patterns: liczysz (you count), liczy (he/she/it counts), liczmy (let us count), liczycie (you all count), liczą (they count).

- The noun liczenie (counting, calculation) is closely related, as is the adjective liczby (numerical) in related forms.

Pronunciation:

- liczę is pronounced with a nasal vowel written as ę and a soft cz sound; in plain text, non-diacritic representations may render it as licze, but liczę is the standard spelling.

Related phrases:

- liczyć na kogoś (to count on someone)

- liczenie (counting, calculation)

See also: liczba (number), liczenie, liczyć.