przesuwa

Przesuwa is the third-person singular present tense of the Polish verb przesuwać (to move, shift). It is also seen as part of related forms of the same verb, including the perfective counterpart przesunąć, which is used for completed or future-shifting actions. In ordinary usage, przesuwać denotes ongoing or repeated movement, while przesunąć is used when the action is completed or planned for the future. The form przesuwać evolves into familiar present-tense phrases such as przesuwa.

In usage, przeważa meaning related to physical relocation or realignment of objects, for example: On przesuwa krzesło. She moves a chair, or someone shifts the position of an item. The verb is also employed metaphorically to describe changing schedules or timelines, such as przesuwa termin spotkania or przesuwa granicę czasu, meaning to delay or extend a deadline or time limit. In both senses, przesuwać can be followed by direct objects (meble, granicę) or by phrases indicating time.

Grammatical notes: przesuwać is imperfective, with present tense forms including ja przesuwam, ty przesuwasz, on/ona przesuwa, my przesuwamy, wy przesuwacie, oni przesuwają. The imperfective aspect emphasizes the process or repetition of moving. The related reflexive form przesuwać się can describe natural or gradual movement, as in people advancing in a queue or changing position in a line. The noun form przesuwanie (the act of moving) and the related adjective przesuwany (movable, adjustable) are commonly used in technical or descriptive language.

See also: przemieszczać, przesunięcie, przesunąć.