pomagac

Pomagac is an ASCII rendering of the Polish verb pomagać, which means to help. It is used to describe doing acts of assistance, often in ongoing or repeated contexts. The related infinitive pomóc denotes a single, completed act of helping. In everyday usage, pomagać appears in common expressions such as pomagać komuś w czymś (to help someone with something) and in questions like Czy mogę ci pomóc? (Can I help you?).

Etymology and cognates: Pomagać belongs to the West Slavic verb system and relates to the noun pomoc, meaning help or assistance. The root is cognate with similar verbs in other Slavic languages, such as Russian pomagать, Czech pomáhat, and Bulgarian помагам, reflecting a shared historical basis for “to help” across the family of languages.

Grammar and usage: In Polish, pomagać is imperfective, describing ongoing or repeated helping. Its present tense conjugation is: ja pomagam, ty pomagasz, on/ona pomaga; my pomagamy, wy pomagacie, oni pomagają. The verb forms with prefixes and participles extend its usage, e.g., pomagający (helping) and pomoc (help, noun). The perfective counterpart pomóc expresses a completed act of helping, as in Potrzebuję pomóc? (Do I need to help?) or Dziękuję za pomoc (Thank you for the help).

See also: Pomoc (help), Pomóc (to help, perfective). In related Slavic languages, parallel verbs exist with similar meanings and usage, illustrating shared linguistic heritage across the region.