Oznaczajacym

Oznaczajacym is the instrumental masculine singular form of the Polish present active participle of the verb oznaczać, meaning to indicate, designate or mark. The standard diacritic form is oznaczającym; without diacritics the form appears as oznaczajacym. The participle functions as an adjective-like modifier describing something that indicates or marks another thing.

Morphology and related forms: Present active participles in Polish are built from the verb stem with the suffix -ący, with feminine and neuter variants such as oznaczająca and oznaczające, respectively. The instrumental masculine singular form is oznaczającym, while other cases and genders have their own endings (e.g., nominative singular masculine oznaczający, feminine oznaczająca, neuter oznaczające).

Usage: Oznaczajacym (and its diacritic variants) is used to describe something that serves as an indicator or marker. It is common in written Polish, particularly in descriptive, technical, or formal contexts. Typical constructions include attributive phrases such as sygnał oznaczający kierunek (the signal indicating the direction) or znak oznaczający możliwość wejścia. In predicative or less formal contexts, Polish often opts for a relative clause or a finite verb form instead of a present participle.

Notes: The spelling oznaczajacym reflects the form with omitted diacritics; the same grammatical function applies to the diacritic form oznaczającym. The present participle can vary by gender, number, and case, producing a range of forms for different syntactic roles.