Inspirowane

Inspirowane is a Polish past passive participle and adjective meaning "inspired" or "inspired by." It is used to describe something that has been created under the influence of a source of inspiration, or more generally that bears similarities to that source. In everyday usage, it functions similarly to the English phrase "inspired by" and can modify nouns accordingly, for example utwory inspirowane muzyką, obrazy inspirowane naturą, film inspirowany literaturą.

The form originates from the verb inspirować (to inspire), which itself derives from the Latin inspirare. In Polish, inspirowane appears as a neuter singular or as a common form in plural contexts; the verb's past participle has gendered and number-specific forms (inspirowany, inspirowana, inspirowane, inspirowani, etc.), but "inspirowane" is widely used in modern language to indicate that a thing is inspired by something else.

Usage notes: The term is common in art criticism, literature, music, film, and catalog descriptions to indicate sources of influence. It can also appear in titles and descriptions that indicate the source of influence, as in phrases like "utwory inspirowane naturą." Related terms include inspiracja (inspiration) and adjectives such as inspiracyjny (inspirational) or inspirujący (inspiring).

This neutral descriptor contributes to communicating a deliberate aesthetic relationship between a work and its source of influence.