zarzucasz

Zarzucasz is the second-person singular present tense form of the Polish verb zarzucać, or its perfective counterpart zarzucić. The verb is imperfective, indicating ongoing, habitual, or repeated action, and it has a perfective aspect form, which is zarzucić and its conjugated forms.

Meanings and usage

Zarzucać has several related meanings depending on context. In a physical sense, it means to cast or throw something over or across, such as a fishing line or a net: zarzucasz przynętę, zarzucasz sieć. In a figurative or evaluative sense, it means to accuse, blame, or allege something against someone: zarzucasz komuś coś (you accuse someone of something, or you attribute something to someone). The two senses share the same root but are distinguished by object and context.

Grammatical notes

As a present-tense form, zarzucasz corresponds to the second-person singular of zarzucać. The verb has an imperfective aspect, with a corresponding perfective form zarzucić. In phrases like zarzucać komuś coś, the object is typically in the accusative case, while the person is marked by the indirect object or pronoun.

Related terms

Nouns derived from the same root include zarzut (an accusation or fault) and zarzutka in broader linguistic or historical contexts. The term is common in everyday Polish and appears in both formal and informal registers.

See also

Zarzut, zarzucanie, rzucać.