Postrzegan

Postrzegan is a Polish term that functions as a past passive participle used as an adjective. It is derived from the verb postrzegać, meaning to perceive or to regard. The standard masculine singular form is postrzegany; feminine is postrzegana; neuter is postrzegane. The form postrzegan by itself is not typically used as the standard masculine singular in contemporary Polish, though it may appear in older texts, dialectal varieties, or as a stem in compounds.

Meaning and usage: The word denotes something that is perceived, regarded, or seen by someone. It is often used to describe perceptions held by individuals or groups, rather than objective facts. For example, the phrase postrzegany przez społeczeństwo jako zagrożenie means “perceived by society as a threat.” In academic writing, the term helps distinguish between subjective perception and external reality.

Grammatical notes: As an adjective, postrzegany agrees with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case, and can be used attributively (postrzegany obraz) or predicatively (Obraz jest postrzegany jako…). Related forms include postrzeganie (perception) and the verbs postrzegać (to perceive) and the participle postrzegany in its various gender and number forms.

See also: postrzeganie; postrzegać; percepcja.