Pojazdem

Pojazdem is the instrumental singular form of the Polish noun pojazd, which denotes a vehicle or conveyance designed to transport people or goods. In ordinary usage, pojazd covers a wide range of means of transport, including cars, buses, trains, trams, ships and aircraft, as well as other devices that enable movement.

As the instrumental form, pojazdem is used to indicate the means by which an action is performed or a journey is undertaken. For example: Jechałem pojazdem. Dostarczono przesyłkę pojazdem. This form answers questions such as how something was done or with what instrument a task was completed.

Grammatically, pojazd is a masculine inanimate noun. It is declined as: pojazd (N), pojazdu (G), pojazdowi (D), pojazd (A), pojazdem (I), pojeździe (L). The locative singular is pojeździe, which appears in phrases like o pojazdzie (about the vehicle). The instrumental form pojazdem is formed by adding the standard instrumental ending to the stem pojazd.

Etymologically, pojazd comes from the prefix po- combined with jazd, from the verb jechać (to ride or go). The instrumental form pojazdem thus preserves the core meaning of a vehicle used as a means of transport.

Usage notes: pojazdem remains a general term for conveyances used to move people or goods. In technical, legal, or logistical texts, it is common to distinguish between the general category pojazd and more specific terms such as samochód, statek, or samolot. In everyday speech, the word is widely understood and the instrumental form pojazdem is frequently encountered when describing transport as the means of performing an action.