Jawnego

Jawnego is the genitive singular form of the Polish adjective jawny, which means open, overt, public, or explicit. In Polish, adjectives decline by gender, number, and case, so jawny becomes jawnego in masculine or neuter genitive, jawnej in feminine genitive, and jawnych in plural genitive. The form jawnego is therefore most commonly encountered when the noun it modifies is masculine or neuter and appears in the genitive case, or in fixed legal and formal constructions.

Usage and examples: Jawnego is typically found in phrases that describe the nature or status of a noun in the genitive. For example, jawnego charakteru means “of an overt character,” jawnego dostępu means “of open access,” and jawnego statusu means “of overt status.” The adjective can also appear in other cases with the appropriate inflected form, depending on the grammatical role of the noun in the sentence. In everyday language, speakers often use the base adjective jawny in predicative positions (e.g., to be open or evident) rather than its genitive forms.

Related terms: The related noun jawność denotes openness or transparency, the quality of being publicly known or transparent. The base adjective jawny has antonyms such as tajny (secret, covert). The word is common in formal, administrative, and legal writing, where precision about openness or public character is important.

See also: jawność, jawny, tajny.