porówna

Porówna is a Polish verb form derived from the infinitive porównać, which means to compare. It represents the third-person singular present tense form (porówna) of the perfective verb porównać. In Polish, the present tense of a perfective verb typically expresses a future or imminent action, so porówna often denotes that a comparison will be or is about to be made. Example: "On porówna dwa wyniki" can be understood as "He will compare two results" or "He is going to compare two results."

Grammatical use and meaning: Porówna is used with a direct object and can pair with a prepositional phrase such as "porównać coś z czymś" (to compare something with something). The verb porównać is built from the root równ-, related to being equal, with prefixes that form the sense of making a comparison or evaluating similarities and differences. In practice, porówna may appear in formal writing, journalism, or instructional contexts where a specific comparison is being described or planned.

Lexical notes: In standard dictionaries, the lemma listed is porównać (to compare); porówna is the finite form that can appear in sentences as the third-person singular present (future-oriented) form. The usage is largely comparable to other Polish perfective verbs that describe single, complete actions.