Napoju

Napój is a Polish noun meaning "drink" or "beverage." Its genitive singular form is napoju, used in constructions that describe, measure, or relate to a beverage. Napoju is not used as a standalone lexical item; it functions as an inflected form within larger phrases.

In everyday language, napoju appears in phrases such as "smak napoju" (the taste of the drink), "kolor napoju" (the color of the beverage), and "ilość napoju" (the amount of the drink). It also occurs in contexts indicating possession or relation, as in phrases where the beverage is associated with a container, location, or event. The genitive form helps mark quantity, quality, or specification of the beverage referenced.

Declension in the singular is: Nominative napój; Genitive napoju; Dative napojowi; Accusative napój; Instrumental napojem; Locative napoju; Vocative napoju. Plural forms are: Nominative napoje; Genitive napojów; Dative napojom; Accusative napoje; Instrumental napojami; Locative napojach. The forms change to reflect grammatical function within sentences, not a change in the core meaning of the noun.

The term napój belongs to Polish vocabulary for beverages, with napoju used specifically as the genitive singular. It has cognates in related Slavic languages. As such, napoju is primarily encountered in written or spoken Polish when grammatically marking relationships involving drinks.