trzymacie

Trzymacie is the second-person plural present tense form of the Polish verb trzymać, which means to hold, keep, or retain. It is used when addressing more than one person and indicating that they are currently holding something or maintaining a state or action in the present. The verb trzymać is imperfective, so the present tense describes ongoing or habitual action; future action is usually expressed with auxiliary constructions such as będziemy trzymać or with a future form of the verb in different contexts.

In the present tense, the standard conjugation pattern for trzymać is: ja trzymam, ty trzymasz, on trzyma, my trzymamy, wy trzymacie, oni trzymają. Thus trzymacie directly marks the second-person plural subject.

Usage examples include physical holding: Wy trzymacie książkę. They may also refer to maintaining a state or discipline: Wy trzymacie dyscyplinę. Idiomatic expressions use trzymać, notably trzymać kciuki, meaning to keep one’s fingers crossed or to root for someone; in this sense you can say Wy trzymacie kciuki for your team.

The form trzymacie appears frequently in everyday speech as well as in written Polish, in questions, statements, and direct-address commands to a group. Related forms include trzymanie (gerund/nominal form meaning holding or keeping) and other conjugated forms such as trzymam, trzymasz, trzymamy, trzymie, and the imperative form trzymajcie. Etymologically, trzymać comes from a common Slavic root related to holding or keeping, with cognates in related languages.