Jawnych

Jawnych is the genitive plural form of the Polish adjective jawny, which translates as “public,” “open,” or “overt.” The form jawnych is used when the noun it modifies is in the genitive plural, typically in contexts discussing openness, transparency, or public accessibility.

Grammar and usage: In Polish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. The genitive plural form jawnych is applied with plural nouns in the genitive case, regardless of the noun’s gender. Examples include jawnych źródeł (of open/public sources) and jawnych intencji (of open/public intentions). This form is common in formal, administrative, or analytic prose, especially when describing the public nature of information, evidence, or actions.

Etymology and related terms: The adjective jawny derives from a common Slavic root meaning “open” or “evident.” Related nominal forms include jawność, which denotes openness or transparency. The term can appear in discussions of transparency in governance, data access, or public communication, where distinctions between public and private information are relevant.

See also: jawność, jawny, transparency in Polish-language contexts.