Przewidywalny

Przewidywalny is a Polish adjective meaning predictable or foreseeable. It describes events, outcomes, or behavior that can be anticipated on the basis of known patterns, information, or past experience. In neutral use it simply denotes that something can be foreseen, while in a evaluative context it can imply a lack of novelty or surprise, especially in entertainment or storytelling.

Etymology and formation: the word is formed from the verb przewidywać (to foresee) with the adjectival suffix -alny. The verb itself is built from przew- (fore-, ahead) and wid- (to see), reflecting the sense of seeing ahead. Related forms include przewidywalność (predictability) and przewidywalnie (predictably).

Usage: przewidywalny is commonly applied to plans, forecasts, and plots. Examples include: Zakończenie filmu było przewidywalne. Prognozy gospodarcze okazały się przewidywalne. The term can describe both positive and negative expectations, though it is often used with a mild critical nuance when surprise or innovation is lacking.

Grammar and morphology: as an adjective, przewidywalny agrees with gender and number: przewidywalny (masc sing), przewidywalna (fem sing), przewidywalne (neut pl). Comparative and superlative forms are przewidywalniejszy and najprzewidywalniejszy, with common alternative constructions using bardziej przewidywalny or najbardziej przewidywalny.

Related terms: nieprzewidywalny denotes unpredictable, while przewidywalność refers to the quality of being predictable.