przyjmuj

Przyjmuj is a form of the Polish verb przyjmować in the imperative mood, used to address one person informally (ty). It is the imperfective aspect, meaning the action is presented as ongoing or habitual. The corresponding perfective imperative is przyjmij, used for a single, completed action.

Przyjmuj denotes meanings such as to receive, to accept, to adopt, or to take on (a role, duties, a policy). In imperative usage, it often appears in instructions, advice, or prescriptions. Examples include: "Przyjmuj leki według zaleceń lekarza" (take your medicines as prescribed); "Przyjmuj gości ze spokojem" (receive guests calmly); "Przyjmuj nowe zasady z ostrożnością" (adopt new rules cautiously).

Note on nuance: because it is imperfective, przyjmuj can convey an ongoing or repeated action or a general directive, whereas the perfective form przyjmij emphasizes a single, completed act. In negative form, it follows the same pattern: "Nie przyjmuj tego do siebie" (don’t take this to heart).

Related forms and derivations: the noun przyjęcie means reception or acceptance; the verb’s perfective counterpart is przyjąć (to accept, to take on, to adopt). The imperative forms for imperfective are przyjmuj (you), przyjmujmy (let us), przyjmujcie (you all), with the corresponding perfective forms being przyjmij, przyjmijmy, przyjmijcie.