nagradza

Nagradza is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Polish verb nagradzać, meaning to reward or to award. It is used when the subject of the sentence is he, she, or it. An example is: "Dyrektor nagradza pracowników za wyniki." In this usage, the action is occurring in the present.

Nagradzać is an imperfective verb. It is derived from the noun nagroda, meaning prize or award, and follows the standard Polish pattern for -ać verbs. The present tense conjugation in first-person singular and related forms is regular: ja nagradzam, ty nagradzasz, on nagradza, my nagradzamy, wy nagradzacie, oni nagradzają. This regularity makes the form nagradza widely recognizable as the 3rd person singular.

The perfective counterpart of nagradzać is nagrodzić, which emphasizes the completion of the rewarding act. Its conjugation and usage differ in aspect, with forms such as nagrodzę, nagrodzisz, nagrodzi, and past tense variants like nagrodziłem or nagrodziła, depending on the subject and gender. The choice between nagradzać and nagrodzić depends on whether the speaker intends to express an ongoing or repeated reward (imperfective) or a single, completed awarding (perfective).

In usage, nagradza appears in contexts involving recognition, compensation, or formal awarding of prizes. It can refer to rewarding employees, students, competitors, or individuals for achievements. Related terms include nagroda (award) and the verbs nagrodzić (to reward, perfective) and nagradzać (to reward, imperfective).

See also: nagroda; nagrodzić; nagradzać.