podpisali

Podpisali is a Polish verb form meaning they signed. It is the past tense, third person plural of the perfective verb podpisać, used when referring to a group of people who have signed something, such as contracts, agreements, or declarations. In everyday use it often appears in news reports, official statements, and business communications.

In Polish, past tense forms vary by gender and number. Podpisali specifically denotes a masculine personal or mixed-gender plural subject. For a feminine plural subject the form is podpisały, while neuter singular would be podpisało. Other related forms include podpisujemy (we sign) in the present tense and podpisałem/podpisałam (I signed) in the first-person past, depending on the speaker’s gender. This system means the exact form of the verb conveys both number and gender of the actor.

Etymology and usage context: the verb podpisać is built from pod- meaning under and pisać meaning to write, reflecting the historical notion of signing under a document. Podpisali is commonly used in political, legal, and corporate contexts to report that a group of people collectively completed the act of signing. Typical collocations include podpisali umowę (they signed an agreement), podpisali deklarację (they signed a declaration), and podpisali list intencyjny (they signed a letter of intent).