zezwalaj

Zezwalaj is the second-person singular imperative form of the Polish verb zezwalać, meaning to permit, allow, or authorize. It is used to tell someone to grant permission for an action and is common in everyday language as well as in written or instructional contexts. In modern Polish, imperatives of both imperfective and perfective verbs are used in similar ways, though the perfective form zezwolić yields a slightly different nuance.

Grammatically, zezwalać is imperfective, and its imperative in the singular is zezwalaj, while the plural form is zezwalajcie. The corresponding imperative of the perfective verb zezwolić is zezwól (singular) and zezwólcie (plural). The negative form is nie zezwalaj (singular) or nie zezwalajcie (plural). In many contemporary contexts, especially in user interfaces or prompts, zezwalaj may appear as a concise label meaning “Allow.”

Usage notes: zezwalaj generally conveys a directive to permit a current or ongoing action, whereas zezwól emphasizes a single act of permission. Common synonyms include pozwalać and dopuszczać, while zabraniać serves as an opposite. The phrase zezwalaj na is used with a following noun or gerund to specify what is being permitted, for example, zezwalaj na dostęp do kamery (allow access to the camera).

In summary, zezwalaj is a key imperative form in Polish for instructing someone to grant permission, widely encountered in everyday speech and in software localization.