Konkurentne

Konkurentne is the neuter singular form of the Polish adjective konkurentny, meaning competitive or relating to competition. In Polish grammar, adjectives decline to agree with the gender and number of the noun they modify; konkurentny has various forms such as konkurentny (masculine singular), konkurentna (feminine singular), and konkurentne (neuter singular). The neuter form is used when describing neuter nouns or when the adjective is used predicatively with neuter subjects.

In usage, konkurentne is most often encountered in formal or technical contexts, including economics, business, and strategy discussions. It can describe concepts that involve competition or the ability to compete. While konkurencyjny is a more common everyday synonym meaning “competitive,” konkurentny and its inflected form konkurentne appear in some stylistic or specialized phrases, especially when aligning with a neuter noun or a neuter clause.

Etymology traces konkurentne to the base noun konkurent (competitor) and the related noun konkurencja (competition). The linguistic lineage links to the broader family of words for competition that entered Polish through centuries of contact with other European languages, often associated with Latin or French roots.

See also: konkurencja, konkurencyjny, konkurent, economy of competition.