Dodatkowi

Dodatkowi is the plural form of the Polish adjective dodatkowy, meaning "additional" or "extra." It is used to denote things that are added to a core set rather than being essential. In some contexts it also functions as a nominalized plural referring to people who perform supplementary roles, especially in media production, staffing, or sports.

The word derives from the noun dodatek, meaning "an addition," with the adjectival suffix -owy. Its exact meaning depends on context and can range from physical objects to people who serve as additions to a group.

In everyday usage, dodatkowi appears in several domains. In business and finance it describes non-core items such as dodatkowe koszty (additional costs) or dodatkowe środki (extra funds). In employment, dodatkowi pracownicy or pracownicy dodatkowi refer to temporary or additional staff. In education, zadania dodatkowe denote optional or extra assignments. In sports, dodatkowi zawodnicy designates substitutes or reserve players. In film and television, the term can be used informally to refer to extras or additional participants on a production set. The meaning remains context-dependent, and the term is more common in informal or sector-specific language than in formal writing.

Related terms include dodatkowy (the base form), dodatek (an addition), and dodatkowo (additionally).