Polish Word of the Day
kupować
/ku-PO-vatch/ • verb — 9th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: to buy; to purchase (imperfective, used for habitual, repeated or ongoing actions)
Examples
- Zwykle kupuję chleb na targu w sobotę.
(I usually buy bread at the market on Saturdays.) - Planujemy kupować nowe meble w tym miesiącu.
(We plan to buy new furniture this month.) - Coraz więcej osób kupuje produkty przez internet zamiast stacjonarnie.
(More and more people buy products online instead of shopping in physical stores.)
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Conjugation
| Person | Czas teraźniejszy | Czas przeszły (rodzaj męski) |
|---|---|---|
| ja | kupuję | kupowałem |
| ty | kupujesz | kupowałeś |
| on/ona/ono | kupuje | kupował |
| my | kupujemy | kupowaliśmy |
| wy | kupujecie | kupowaliście |
| oni/one | kupują | kupowali |
Kupować is the imperfective verb used for repeated or ongoing buying (e.g., 'kupuję' = 'I buy / I am buying'). Use the perfective counterpart kupić to talk about a single, completed purchase (e.g., 'kupię' = 'I will buy' or 'I will purchase'). Common contexts: shopping, buying online, talking about habits (Zwykle kupuję...) and plans (Planuję kupować...). Conjugation examples: ja kupuję, ty kupujesz, oni kupują.
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