stawiaj

Stawiaj is the second-person singular imperative form of the Polish verb stawiać, meaning to place, set up, or erect. It is used to give a direct command or instruction to one person in informal contexts. The corresponding plural or formal form is stawiajcie, used when addressing more than one person or when speaking formally to a group.

Stawiać is an imperfective verb, so the imperative stawiaj expresses a general or ongoing instruction rather than a completed action. In contrast, the perfective counterpart postaw would refer to placing something in a single, completed act. The negative form is nie stawiaj for singular and nie stawiajcie for plural.

Common usage includes directions in manuals, guidelines for arranging objects, or commands in games and tasks. For example: Stawiaj klocki zgodnie z planem (Place the blocks according to the plan). Nie stawiaj od razu wszystkiego na stole (Do not place everything on the table at once).

The form is part of a broader set of imperative moods derived from the verb stawiać, with related forms such as stawiajmy (let us place) and stawiajcie (you all place). In everyday speech, stawiaj appears most often in informal, direct instruction, while more formal or plural scenarios may use stawiajcie or a different, more formal construction.

See also: stawiać, postawić, imperatives in Polish.