Samoswiadomych

Samoswiadomych is a grammatical form in Polish, not a standalone concept. It is the genitive plural (and also the accusative plural) of the adjective samoswiadomy, which means self-aware or self-conscious. The form is used to describe masculine personal nouns in plural in these cases, for example in phrases like gruba samoswiadomych ludzi (a group of self-aware people) or brak samoswiadomych decyzji (the lack of self-aware decisions).

Etymology and meaning: The word is built from the prefix samo- meaning self and the adjective świadomy meaning aware. The related noun samoświadomość denotes self-awareness, linking the adjectival form samoswiadomy to broader discussions of consciousness and self-knowledge.

Grammar: In Polish, samoswiadomy behaves like a regular adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies. Its masculine personal plural nominative form is samoswiadowi, while the genitive plural and accusative plural take the form samoswiadomych. Other cases yield instrumental samoswiadomymi, dative samoswiadomym, and so forth. The specific form samoswiadomych appears whenever the description applies to a group of masculine personal nouns in genitive or accusative context.

Usage: The term is used in everyday language as well as in psychology, philosophy, and literary criticism to characterize individuals or groups that possess self-knowledge, metacognition, or awareness of their own mental states. While not a technical term in itself, its precise grammatical form helps convey nuanced reference to plural subjects.

See also: samoświadomość (self-awareness), świadomość (consciousness).