produkuj

Produkuj is the second-person singular imperative form of the Polish verb produkować, meaning “to produce” or “to manufacture.” It is used to give a direct instruction to one person you know well, as in “Produkuj to!” meaning “Produce this!” The form is not a noun; capitalization is only for the start of a sentence.

Origins and related forms: produkować is an imperfective verb; its present tense forms include ja produkuję, ty produkujesz, on/ona produkuje, my produkujemy, wy produkujecie, oni produkują. The imperative has three forms: ty produkuj, wy produkujcie, and my produkujmy. The infinitive is produkować; the corresponding noun is produkcja (production). The root is produk- with the usual Polish verb suffix -ować.

Etymology: produkować comes from Latin producere via Slavic development; cognate terms exist in other languages for “to produce.” The related noun produkcja means production, and the word produkt refers to a product.

Usage: In everyday language, produire “produkuj” appears in informal speech, manuals, instructions, and media headlines. It is not used in formal address; for polite or formal contexts, speakers would typically rephrase as “proszę produkować” or use a third-person construction such as “niech Pan/Pani produkuje.”

See also: produkować, produkcja, produkt, wytwarzać, generować.