przypominasz

Przypominasz is a verb form in Polish, serving as the second person singular present indicative of the verb przypominać. The word is used to express that the person being addressed triggers a memory, reminder, or resemblance in the speaker. Depending on context, przypominać can mean “to remind” (make someone recall something) or “to resemble” (look or be similar to someone).

Etymology and senses: The core verb przypominać derives from przy- plus pominąć/pominać, with prefixation that shifts the meaning toward bringing something back to mind or mirroring another. In everyday speech, the distinction between reminding and resembling is determined by the objects and constructions used with the verb.

Usage and constructions: With the sense of reminding, przypominasz someone about something, often accompanied by o with the matter or direct context, as in you remind me about the meeting. With the sense of resemblance, przypominasz mi kogoś or po prostu przypominasz—meaning you remind me of someone. The typical object pronouns help indicate to whom you remind or what you remind about: mi (to me), sobie (to oneself), or o czymś (about something).

Conjugation notes: In present tense, forms are: ja przypominam, ty przypominasz, on/ona przypomina, my przypominamy, wy przypominacie, oni przypominają. Imperative forms include przypomnij (ty) and przypomnijcie (wy). The past tense and other moods follow standard Polish verb conjugation patterns for przypominać.

Examples:

- Ty przypominasz mi o tym, żebym nie zapomniał.

- Ta piosenka przypomina mi dzieciństwo.

- Ta twarz przypomina mi mojego brata.