zlepi

Zlepi is a Polish verb form associated with the verb zlepić (to glue together, to seal) and its imperfective counterpart zlepiać. It conveys the action of joining pieces by pressing them so they stay attached, a sense common in crafts, packaging, and construction. The prefix ze- combined with the root lepi- points to bringing elements into a single piece.

In Polish, zlepić is a perfective verb, while zlepiać is imperfective; as a finite form, zlepi appears in contexts that reference future or completed gluing, depending on the accompanying subject and tense. The non-diacritic form zlepi is thus a surface form that can occur in everyday writing, though its exact tense and person are determined by surrounding words and diacritic marks in standard spelling.

Usage of zlepi typically centers on concrete gluing or sealing actions. For example, one might say zlepi dwa kawałki papieru (glue two pieces of paper) or zlepi karton w jedną całość (seal the cardboard into one piece). Figuratively, the concept can extend to merging ideas or elements, such as zlepić różne wątki w jedną całość (to weave together different threads into a single whole).

See also: zlepiać, zlepić, lepienie, spoiwo (glue, binder). In dictionaries, zlepić is the standard lemma; zlepiać serves as the imperfective counterpart, with zlepi as a commonly encountered finite form in less formal text.