preferuj

Preferuj is the second-person singular imperative form of the Polish verb preferować, meaning to prefer. It is used to tell someone to choose or favor one option over another. The related verb preferować is a regular -ować verb and functions as a borrowed term in contemporary Polish, commonly used in contexts such as technology, marketing, surveys, and discussions about preferences.

In standard Polish, preferować is an imperfective verb. Its present tense forms are: ja preferuję, ty preferujesz, on/ona/ono preferuje, my preferujemy, wy preferujecie, oni preferują. The imperative forms include preferuj (singular) and preferujcie (plural). The noun forms include preferowanie, referring to the act or process of preferring. The word can be used alongside native synonyms such as woleć or wolę, which express a general preference rather than explicitly instructing someone to choose.

Usage notes indicate that preferować tends to appear in formal, technical, or marketing language, as well as in written discourse. In everyday speech, Poles often use the native woleć, for example “Wolę ten kolor” (I prefer this color) rather than the loanword, depending on the register.

Examples:

- Preferuj ten wariant, jeśli zależy ci na oszczędności czasu.

- W ankietach respondenci mogą preferować opcję A.