Blokowana

Blokowana is a Polish adjective form derived from the verb blokować, meaning to block. It is the feminine singular form of the past passive participle and is used to describe a feminine noun in contexts involving blocking or a state of being blocked. The corresponding forms for masculine and neuter/plural nouns are blokowany and blokowane, respectively.

Grammatical use: As an attributive adjective, blokowana precedes a feminine noun, as in blokowana strona (a blocked website). It can also appear predicatively with forms of być or zostać, for example: Strona jest blokowana (the page is blocked) or Strona została blokowana (the page was blocked). The interpretation depends on aspect; blokowana can signal a state or ongoing process, while zablokowana emphasizes a completed blocking action.

Common contexts: In information technology, security, and media, blokowana often describes blocked access, blocked accounts, or blocked content. It can also appear in everyday language to describe any situation where use or access is prevented or restricted.

Etymology and relations: The verb blokować is related to the noun blokada (blockade, barrier). A closely related form is zablokować, which tends to indicate the completion of the blocking action. Both blokowana and zablokowana are used, with zablokowana more common for finished states.