podgrzejcie

Podgrzejcie is the second-person plural imperative form of the Polish verb podgrzać, meaning to heat up or warm up something. It is used to instruct a group of people to heat food, drinks, or other items. The action is typically presented as a completed step, reflecting the perfective aspect of podgrzać. The corresponding singular form is podgrzej, and the imperfective imperative for plural addressing is podgrzewajcie.

Etymology and grammar: The word combines the prefix pod- with the verb grzać (to heat). In imperatives, the stem podgrze- takes the ending -cie for the second-person plural, yielding podgrzejcie. The imperfective counterpart is podgrzewajcie, used for ongoing or repeated heating actions rather than a single, finished step.

Usage: Podgrzejcie appears frequently in cooking instructions, recipes, restaurant menus, kitchen signage, and user manuals. It directs a group to perform the heating step, often with additional details about time or temperature, such as “Podgrzejcie zupę przez 3–4 min w mikrofalówce” or “Podgrzejcie mleko do około 60°C.”

Examples:

- Podgrzejcie zupę przez 3–4 minuty w mikrofalówce.

- Podgrzejcie mleko do temperatury około 60°C.

- Proszę, podgrzejcie potrawę przed podaniem.

See also: In Polish, imperatives form a grammatical category used for direct commands or requests, with podgrzejcie as the standard form for addressing multiple listeners on a heating task.