urodzili

Urozdzili is a form of the Polish reflexive verb urodzić się, meaning “to be born.” The word is the third‑person plural, past‑tense form, used when talking about multiple subjects that have come into existence at a specific time or over a period. For example: „W 1795 roku urodzili się dwie nowe rządowe szkoły w Polsce, które przyczyniły się do rozwoju edukacji” (In 1795, two new state schools were born in Poland, contributing to the development of education).

The conjugation of urodzić się in the past tense is a regular -li/-li form for plural subjects: my urodziliśmy się (we were born), ty urodziłeś się (you were born, masculine singular), oraz w formy żeńskie i nijakie: ona urodziła się, ono urodziło się. The reflexive particle się is always connected via a silent hyphen in written Polish. The noun equivalent, urodzenie, refers to the act or event, whereas urodzili is strictly a verbal predicate.

In idiomatic use, urodzili can also refer metaphorically to the emergence of new ideas, institutions, or phenomena: „W latach 60. urodzili się nowe nurty literackie w leksykon tej odmiany.” The term is employed predominantly in historical narrative, demographic studies, and literary criticism, providing nuance to the creation or inception of subjects. Urozdzili is grammatically marked for number, person, and gender agreement in the rest of the clause where it appears. The form remains unchanged across dialects of Polish and is understood across all Polish-speaking regions.