poddajesz

Poddajesz is the second-person singular present tense form of the Polish verb poddawać, meaning to subject to, expose to, or to yield/subdue to. In neutral use, it can indicate placing something under examination or under the authority of someone or something, as in submitting a project to evaluation. It can also appear with the reflexive particle się in the sense of yielding or surrendering to a force, such as pressure or temptation.

Etymology and related forms: poddawać comes from the prefix pod- (under, beneath) combined with dawać (to give), giving the sense of placing under someone’s control or under an external process. The perfective counterpart is poddać, with future forms like poddasz (you will submit) or poddasz się (you will surrender yourself). Related nouns include poddanie (submission, subjecting) and poddanie się (surrender).

Usage: Poddajesz is used with a direct object to express subjecting something to an assessment or process, for example, poddajesz swój projekt ocenie komisji (you submit your project to the committee’s evaluation). With a reflexive użycie, poddawać się expresses yielding to a force or influence, as in nie poddawaj się presji (do not give in to pressure) or poddajesz się pokusom (you yield to temptations).

Conjugation note: poddawać is imperfective; the present tense forms include ja poddaję, ty poddajesz, on poddaje, my poddajemy, wy poddajecie, oni poddają. The verb contrasts with its perfective counterpart, which emphasizes the completion of the submission action.