Kontekstami

Kontekstami is the instrumental plural form of the Polish noun kontekst, meaning contexts. In Polish grammar, instrumental forms are used to indicate means, accompaniment, or relation with certain prepositions and verbs. The phrase z kontekstami (with contexts) is a common instance of kontekstami. The plural instrumental form is one of several inflected forms of the noun, for example konteksty (nominative), kontekstów (genitive), kontekstom (dative), konteksty (accusative), kontekstach (locative).

In linguistic and discursive use, kontekstami denotes multiple contexts that surround or influence interpretation. The broader concept of context includes linguistic context (co-text within a text), situational context (time, place, participants), and cultural context. Context plays a central role in semantics, pragmatics, and discourse analysis by shaping how words and statements are understood, disambiguated, or evaluated.

Etymology and usage: kontekst is a borrowing that entered Polish from the context of English context, with roots in Latin contextus meaning a weaving together or connection. Over time, kontekst has become a standard term in Polish linguistic and analytical vocabulary, and its inflected forms, including kontekstami, are used across formal and academic registers.

See also: kontekst, kontekstualizacja, kontekstualizm, semantics, pragmatics.