Kupowany

Kupowany is a Polish adjective and present passive participle formed from the verbs kupować or kupić (to buy). It denotes something that is bought or is commonly purchased, and is used to describe goods, services, or consumer behavior in a neutral, descriptive way. The form emphasizes the relationship to purchase rather than the act of buying by the subject.

In usage, kupowany can refer to items that are routinely bought by customers or to goods that are on offer because they are purchased by buyers. It often appears in phrases such as towary kupowane (bought goods) or produkty kupowane przez klientów (products purchased by customers). In economic or retail contexts, the term helps distinguish between what is being bought and other categories like produced, owned, or sold goods. The nuance is generally about purchase activity rather than ownership or production status.

Kupowany is contrasted with kupiony, the past participle meaning bought or purchased in the sense of having already been acquired. For example, kupiony towar implies an item that has already been bought, while kupowany towar can imply an item that is currently being bought or typically bought.

See also: kupować, kupić, nabyć, zakup, towar. The word is primarily a descriptive linguistic term and common in consumer, retail, and economic discourse.