Konkursom

Konkursom is the instrumental singular form of the Polish noun konkurs, which means a contest, competition, or tender. In standard modern Polish, the instrumental singular of konkurs is konkursem. The form konkursom is not commonly used in contemporary language and is generally considered nonstandard, archaic, or a result of misspelling. It may occasionally appear in historical texts or regional varieties, but it is not the accepted form in standard grammar.

Etymology and meaning. The noun konkurs comes from Latin concursus, meaning a running together or gathering, and entered Polish through Romance and European linguistic channels as a term for a public contest or bidding process. In Polish usage, konkurs can denote a competitive event with prizes, a job or scholarship competition, or a formal tender in procurement contexts. The common adjective forms and related expressions are built from the same root, such as konkursowy (contest-related) or konkurs ofert (tTender contest), although the precise phrase for tenders is usually konkurs ofert with the noun in genitive.

Grammar. The word konkurs is a masculine, inanimate noun. Declension (singular): nominative konkurs, genitive konkursu, dative konkursowi, accusative konkurs, instrumental konkursem, locative konkursie. Plural forms include nominative konkursy, genitive konkursów, dative konkursom, accusative konkursy, instrumental konkursami, locative konkursach. The instrumental singular form konkursom is atypical in modern standard Polish; the correct form is konkursem.

Usage notes. The primary sense of konkurs is a formal competition or招 tender process. Common constructions include ogłosić konkurs (to announce a contest), wziąć udział w konkursie (to participate in a contest), or regulamin konkursu (the contest rules). Although you might encounter konkursom in older texts or nonstandard contexts, widely accepted grammar uses konkursem for the instrumental singular.