Stosowana

Stosowana is the feminine singular form of the Polish adjective and past participle stosowany, meaning "applied" or "used." It agrees with feminine singular nouns and is commonly found in technical, scientific, and everyday language to indicate that something has been or is being used or applied.

Morphology and usage

As an adjective, stosowana accompanies feminine nouns in various cases (for example, metoda stosowana, technika stosowana, substancja stosowana). Its forms change with gender and number: masculine singular is stosowany, neuter singular is stosowane, and plural forms are stosowani (masculine personal), stosowane (neuter/plural). The form stosowana also appears in passive participial constructions, often conveying that an action was applied or implemented.

Contexts and examples

The term is favored in scientific and professional writing to describe methods, procedures, or therapies that have been employed. Examples include: "metoda stosowana w badaniu" (the method used in the study), "therapia stosowana w leczeniu choroby" (the therapy used in treating the disease). It can also appear in legal or administrative texts to denote procedures that are currently in use, such as "procedura stosowana w danym kraju."

Nuances and synonyms

Stosowana emphasizes the act of applying or using something, similar to zastosowana, which also means “applied” but with a nuance that highlights the act of implementation. In more everyday language, synonyms like używana or wykorzystywana may be used depending on context. Grammatical agreement with the noun is essential to maintain proper meaning.

See also

Stosować, zastosować, używać.