Skróconego

Skróconego is the genitive singular form of the Polish adjective krócony, meaning shortened or condensed. It appears in phrases where the noun it modifies is in the genitive case, often in contexts describing a shortened version or extract of something.

Etymology and meaning

The word krócony derives from the verb skrócić, “to shorten.” As a participial adjective, krócony functions like other Polish adjectives and agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it describes. Skróconego specifically marks masculine personal and neuter nouns in genitive singular, with feminine genitive singular being skróconej.

Morphology and usage

Polish adjectives and participles decline across gender (masculine, feminine, neuter), number (singular, plural), and cases. In the genitive singular, krócony takes the form króconego for masculine and neuter nouns, while feminine is króconej. The form skróconego is thus most commonly seen in noun phrases where the head noun is in genitive, for example in phrases like fragment skróconego tekstu (a fragment of the shortened text) or wersja skróconego raportu (a shortened version of the report).

Examples

- fragment skróconego tekstu

- opis skróconego artykułu

- wersja skróconego raportu

Relation to broader grammar

Skróconego is not a standalone noun but a grammatical inflected form used in descriptive expressions. It illustrates how Polish adjectives and participles decline to reflect the case of the noun phrase they accompany, particularly in genitive constructions.

See also

Skrócony, skrócić, język polski.