Stosowany

Stosowany is a Polish adjective formed from the verb stosować, meaning to use or to apply. It denotes that something has been used, is in use, or is applied in a given context. The term is commonly found in scientific, medical, technical, and everyday language to describe methods, tools, substances, or procedures that are employed for a particular purpose.

grammatically, stosowany functions as a passive participle that is also used as an adjective. It agrees with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case. Typical forms include stosowany (masculine singular), stosowana (feminine singular), stosowane (neuter singular or plural, and feminine plural), and stosowani (masculine personal plural).

In usage, stosowany can appear before the noun (an attributive use) or after the noun in a predicate construction (a predicative use). Examples include metody stosowane w leczeniu, dawka stosowana, urządzenie stosowane w badaniach. The noun form stosowanie refers to the act or process of using, while stosowany describes the entity that is being used.

In context, stosowany often signals standard or accepted practice, but it does not inherently imply frequency or permanence; it simply states that something is currently used or has been used in a given context. It is distinct from related terms such as stosowny (appropriate, fitting) and stosowanie (the act of using).

See also: stosowanie, stosowanie leków, metoda stosowana.