uzyskuje

Uzyskuje is a Polish verb form meaning “obtains” or “gains.” It is the third-person singular present tense of the imperfective verb uzyskiwać, which denotes an ongoing, repeated, or general action of acquiring something through effort or a process. The corresponding perfective form is uzyskać, whose future tense is typically used for completed actions (on uzyska, she will obtain) and whose past forms are uzyskał/uzyskała/uzyskało.

Usage and nuance

Uzyskuje is commonly used in formal, bureaucratic, or reporting language to describe acquiring permissions, credentials, access, funding, or status in an ongoing or procedural context. Examples include uzyskuje dostęp (obtains access) or uzyskuje certyfikat (earns a certificate). The imperfective aspect conveyed by uzyskiwać (and its present form uzyskuje) emphasizes the process or regularity, in contrast to the perfective uzyskać, which highlights a completed result.

Relation to related forms

Uzyskuje is part of a verb pair with uzyskać (perfective) and uzyskiwać (imperfective). Other related expressions include otrzymuje (receives), zdobywa (acquires), and uzyskuje dostęp (gains access). The choice between imperfective and perfective forms affects nuance: uzyskiwać/uzyskuje focuses on the act of obtaining, while uzyskać emphasizes that the obtaining has been completed.

See also

uzyskać, uzyskiwać, zyskać.