zmniejszy

"Zmniejszy" is the third‑person singular future tense form of the Polish verb zmniejszyć, which means “to reduce,” “to decrease,” or “to diminish.” In this form, the verb conveys that a subject—whether a person, object, or abstract entity—will cause a reduction in size, amount, intensity, or other measurable quality at some point in the future. The construction follows the standard pattern for Polish imperfective and perfective verbs: the stem zmniejsz‑ combined with the future suffix ‑y for masculine singular, and with appropriate gender and number endings in other contexts (e.g., zmniejszy for masculine singular, zmniejszy for neuter singular, and zmniejszą for feminine plural).

Grammatically, zmniejszy can function both as a finite verb in a clause and as part of a compound verb phrase when combined with auxiliary verbs or modal constructions. For example, “On zmniejszy koszty produkcji” translates to “He will reduce production costs.” The verb is commonly used in technical, economic, and environmental discourse to describe planned or expected declines, such as “Emisje CO₂ zmniejszy się w ciągu najbliższych lat” (“CO₂ emissions will decrease in the coming years”).

Related forms include the infinitive zmniejszyć, the present tense zmniejsza (he/she/it reduces), the past participle zmniejszony (reduced), and the reflexive version zmniejszyć się (to become smaller). The noun derived from the same root is zmniejszenie (reduction). The verb belongs to the group of regular Polish verbs that form their future tense by adding the appropriate suffix to the verb stem, and it follows standard conjugation patterns for verbs ending in ‑ić and ‑zyć.