reagujemy

Reagujemy is a Polish verb form meaning we react or we respond. It is the present tense, first-person plural form of the imperfective verb reagować, used to describe ongoing or habitual responding to stimuli, events, statements, or conditions.

Etymology and origin: the verb reagować is a borrowlng from a Romance or Germanic source, commonly connected with the French réagir or the German re-agieren, adapted into Polish morphology. The prefix re- with a root related to act or act upon yields the sense of acting again or in response to something. The noun closest to the concept is reakcja, meaning reaction or response.

Usage and semantics: reagujemy is used to express how a group or collective entity responds to external factors, such as news, changes, or criticism. It often appears with a complement introduced by na, meaning “we react to/with,” for example, reagujemy na ten komunikat (we respond to this announcement) or reagujemy na sygnały ostrzegawcze (we react to warning signals). It describes both emotional and rational responses, and is common in journalism, politics, psychology, and everyday conversation.

Grammatical notes: reagujemy is the present tense, 1st person plural. The verb has a perfective counterpart, zareagować, which emphasizes a completed act of responding. Related forms include reaguję, reagujesz, reaguje, reagujecie, reagują for other persons and numbers, and the noun forma reakcja (reaction) or reakcjonować as an adjective-like term in some contexts.

See also: reagować, reakcja, zareagować.