posiadaj

Posiadaj is the second-person singular imperative of the Polish verb posiadać, meaning to possess or own. It is used to give a direct instruction or exhortation to someone to have or hold something, and it has a corresponding plural form, posiadajcie. In modern everyday language this imperative is relatively formal or technical; in casual speech speakers more often use the verb mieć (to have) rather than posiadać in imperative constructions.

The verb possesses an imperfective aspect and is transitive, taking a direct object in the accusative case. The imperative forms are built from the stem posiad-, with the endings -aj for singular and -ajcie for plural. The negative form is nie posiadaj. Example uses include: Posiadaj dowód osobisty. (Possess/hold the identity card.) Posładaj? [Note: ensure correct spelling in context.] Practically, such imperatives appear in official documents, instructions, or legal language rather than in everyday conversation.

In full conjugation, indicative forms are: posiadam, posiadasz, posiada, posiadamy, posiadacie, posiadają. The past tenses are formed with appropriate auxiliary verbs (miałem/miałam, miałeś, miał/miała) rather than with the imperative. Related verbs and phrases may be discussed in dictionaries or grammar references under posesja or posiadanie, the noun and noun-related forms of possession. For usage guidance, consult standard Polish dictionaries and grammar resources.

References: standard Polish dictionaries such as Słownik języka polskiego provide entries on possesses and the verb posiadac and its imperative forms.