wzrastam

Wzrastam is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Polish imperfective verb wzrastać. The verb denotes a gradual increase or growth in quantity, level, intensity, or importance. It is used to describe processes that are ongoing or developing in the subject, rather than completed actions.

The verb wzrastać is formed with the prefix w- added to a base meaning growth or rise. In the present tense the conjugation is: ja wzrastam, ty wzrastasz, on wzrasta, my wzrastamy, wy wzrastacie, oni wzrastają. As an imperfective verb, wzrastać emphasizes the process rather than a one-off result. Its perfective counterpart is wzrosnąć, used when the action is viewed as completed. Past tense forms include wzrastałem/wzrastałam (masc./fem.) and other person-specific variations.

Usage notes: wzrastam is primarily used when the speaker describes their own ongoing growth or improvement. In formal or third-person contexts, phrases related to growth are often expressed with wzrasta or rośnie (for singular) or rosną (for plural). Wzrasnąć is the common perfective option for a completed increase. The concept is frequently found in contexts such as personal development, metrics and statistics, or discussions of trends, with common collocations like wzrastać w liczbie, wzrastać w znaczeniu, or wzrastająca wartość.

See also: rosnąć, wzrastać and related Polish verbs for growth and increase; comparisons with other Slavic languages for equivalent growth terms.