zaburza

Zaburza is a Polish verb form that commonly appears as the present tense, third-person singular of the imperfective verb zaburzać. It translates to “disturbs” or “disrupts” in English and is used to describe actions that break or interrupt peace, order, or calm. For example: “Dźwięk uliczny zaburza spokój mieszkańców” means “Street noise disturbs the residents’ peace.”

Meaning and usage: Zaburzać denotes causing disturbance or disorder, in social, political, or everyday contexts. It can describe both small annoyances and larger disruptions. The verb is often used with nouns such as spokój (peace) or porządek (order). Example: “Polityczne działania zaburzają porządek publiczny” — “Political actions disrupt public order.”

Grammatical notes: Zaburza is imperfective; its perfective counterpart is zaburzyć, which emphasizes completion of the disturbance. The past tense forms include zaburzył (masculine), zaburzyła (feminine), and so on. The form zaburza itself denotes an ongoing or repeated disturbance in the present.

Origin: The form is built with the prefix za- attached to the root burzyć (to disturb, to disrupt). The sense conveyed is disruption rather than destruction, focusing on causing disorder or upset rather than physical demolition.

See also: zaburzać, zaburzyć, burzyć, spokój, porządek.