Pewnych

Pewnych is an inflected form of the Polish adjective pewny, which translates as “certain,” “particular,” or “sure.” It is not a stand-alone lexeme; it appears in declined forms depending on the noun it modifies. The form pewnych specifically is the genitive plural and the accusative plural of pewny.

Grammatically, pewny has singular forms: masculine singular pewny, feminine pewna, neuter pewne. In the plural, masculine personal nominative is pewni, while feminine and neuter nominative plural are pewne. The genitive plural and the accusative plural form is pewnych, used with most nouns in the plural when referring to a subset of items or people that is identified or presumed in context.

Usage of pewnych conveys that the referenced group or items are definite in the speaker’s mind, though not necessarily all of them. It is commonly translated as “certain” or “particular.” Examples include pewnych ludzi (certain people), pewnych rzeczy (certain things), or pewnych okoliczności (certain circumstances).

Examples:

- Spotkałem pewnych ludzi na konferencji. (I met certain people at the conference.)

- Wśród pewnych rzeczy trzeba być ostrożnym. (Among certain things one should be careful.)

- Nie mogłem przewidzieć pewnych rzeczy. (I could not foresee certain things.)

See also: pewny, pewność, przymiotniki polskie.