opatrzy

Opatrzy is the third-person singular future tense form of the Polish verb opatrzyć, meaning to dress a wound or to provide medical treatment. It is used with a subject in the sense of “he will dress” or “she will treat.” The corresponding present tense form of the imperfective variant is opatruje, and other finite forms follow the standard Polish verb conjugation for the same root.

Meaning and usage

The primary sense of opatrzyć is medical: to tend to injuries by dressing a wound, applying bandages, or providing necessary care. In practical use, a sentence such as Lekarz opatrzy ranę translates to “The doctor will/has dressed the wound.” The verb can also be used in a broader sense of providing care or attending to someone’s needs in a medical or caregiving context.

Relation to other forms

Opatrzy comes from the perfective verb opatrzyć, whose action is completed. Its imperfective counterpart is opatrzać, which denotes ongoing or habitual care, with present tense forms such as opatruje. The past participle of opatrzyć is opatrzony (masc.), with feminine and neuter agreements in related phrases. The infinitive is opatrzyć, and the related noun form for the act of dressing is not common but can appear in compound phrases.

Etymology

The word is a prefixed verb in Polish; the prefix o- combines with the root related to care or treatment, forming a perfective meaning centered on providing care or dressing a wound. The exact historical development is not widely detailed in concise summaries.

See also

Patryki and similar Polish medical verbs are not directly related; for grammar, see Polish verb conjugation and aspect.