Plikiem

Plikiem is the instrumental singular form of the Polish noun plik, which denotes a file, typically a digital file or a physical dossier. The word plik is masculine and widely used in computing, archiving, and document management. The instrumental form plikiem is used to indicate the means or instrument by which an action is performed, or to treat the file as a material element in a statement. In technical or formal contexts it can appear in constructions such as "Raport zapisano plikiem PDF," meaning the report was saved as a PDF file. In everyday language, alternative formulations such as "jako plik PDF" or "w formie pliku PDF" are also common.

Grammatically, plik is a masculine noun with the following singular forms: nominative plik, genitive pliku, dative plikowi, accusative plik, instrumental plikiem, locative pliku, and vocative pliku. The plural forms include pliki (nominative), plików (genitive), plikom (dative), pliki (accusative), plikami (instrumental), plikach (locative), with vocative generally mirroring the plural nominative.

Etymology: plik is a native Polish noun, and its exact historical development is not widely documented. The instrumental form plikiem simply follows standard Polish declension patterns for masculine nouns ending in -ik. The sense of file as a digital object emerged with computing and information technology, while the general sense of a file as a document or folder predates digital usage.

See also: plik, pliki, plikiem PDF, format pliku.