Ograniczany

Ograniczany is a Polish term that functions as a form of the verb ograniczać (to limit, restrict). It is used as a passive participle (imiesłów bierny) or as a verbal adjective to describe something that is subject to restrictions or is in the process of being restricted. The form reflects agreement with the noun it modifies in gender and number, and it is commonly encountered in legal, administrative, technical, and everyday language.

In practical use, ograniczany signals an ongoing or potential state of restriction rather than a completed one. Examples include phrases such as dostęp ograniczany (restricted access) or ruch ograniczany na drodze (movement restricted on the road). The word can appear in different grammatical forms to match the noun, for instance ograniczany (masculine singular), ograniczana (feminine singular), or ograniczane (neuter singular or plural in certain contexts). There are also masculine personal and non-masculine plural forms used with appropriate nouns.

In linguistic terms, ograniczany is classified as an imiesłów bierny derived from ograniczać. It contrasts with the past passive participle ograniczony, which denotes a completed or already realized restriction. As an attributive or predicative adjective, ograniczany can appear in constructions such as System jest ograniczany (The system is being restricted) or Dostęp ograniczany przez politykę prywatności (Access restricted by privacy policy).

See also: ograniczanie, ograniczający, ograniczony.