uwalniam

Uwalniam is a Polish verb form meaning "I release" or "I set free." It is the first-person singular present indicative form of the imperfective verb uwalniać, which denotes the act of releasing, freeing, or liberating someone or something. The form is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the present time and can appear in legal, administrative, or everyday contexts, as well as in figurative speech.

Grammatically, uwalniam is part of the present tense conjugation of uwalniać. The full present tense paradigm is: ja uwalniam, ty uwalniasz, on/ona/ono uwalnia, my uwalniamy, wy uwalniacie, oni/one uwalniają. The verb uwalniać is imperfective, indicating an ongoing, repeated, or general release action. In contrast, its perfective counterpart, typically the verb uwolnić, expresses a single, completed release and forms future tense rather than present.

Etymology and related forms: uwalniam derives from the prefix u- attached to the stem related to uwalniać, a common Polish formation for verbs meaning to release or liberate. The related noun uwolnienie means “release” or “liberation,” and the adjective uwolniony means “freed.” The related verb uwolnić is the perfective counterpart of uwalniać.

Usage notes: In standard Polish, uwalniam is used when the speaker is performing the action of releasing in the present moment. The term appears in formal, legal, and narrative contexts as well as in everyday speech, with figurative uses such as releasing or unleashing non-literal forces or possibilities.

See also: uwalniać, uwolnić, uwolnienie, uwolniony.