Klatkami

Klatkami is the instrumental plural form of the Polish noun klatka, which commonly means a cage or enclosure, and in anatomy can refer to the rib cage (klatka piersiowa). The base word klatka is a feminine noun, and its plural nominative is klatki, with the instrumental plural being klatkami. The instrumental case is used in Polish to indicate means or instruments by which an action is performed, as well as in several set phrases and constructions.

In ordinary usage, klatka covers a range of concrete meanings—from animal cages and transport cages to architectural features such as grilles or lattices, and metaphorical senses involving confinement or enclosure. The instrumental plural klatkami appears in sentences where the cages themselves are the means or instruments relevant to the action, or in phrases that require the instrumental case with multiple cages.

Examples of contexts include describing how animals are transported or housed using cages: for instance, zwierzęta były transportowane klatkami metalowymi (animals were transported in metal cages). The form also aligns with adjectives in the instrumental plural, as in klatkami metalowymi (metal cages) to specify material or type.

Klatka and its related forms are common in everyday Polish, with klatka used in both literal and figurative senses. The word is also found in technical and descriptive language, such as discussions of cages, enclosures, or protective grilles in various settings.

See also: klatka, klatka piersiowa, krata, enclosure terminology.