Szacunkach

Szacunkach is the locative plural form of the Polish noun szacunki, meaning estimates. In Polish, szacunki refers to assessments or approximations of quantities, costs, values, or other measured quantities. The locative plural szacunkach is used after prepositions such as w, o, or na to indicate the context or location of the estimates, for example: w szacunkach kosztów projektu (in the project cost estimates) or o szacunkach sprzedaży (about the sales estimates).

Etymology and grammar: szacunki is derived from szacować, to estimate. The locative plural szacunkach follows standard declension patterns for masculine nouns in -ek, and it contrasts with the nominative plural szacunki. It is a form rather than a separate lexical item, serving to place the discussion in relation to estimates.

Usage and contexts: The term appears frequently in business, budgeting, project planning, economics, and journalism. It is common in phrases such as Według szacunków Komisji (According to the Commission’s estimates) or w szacunkach kosztów utrzymania (in the estimates of maintenance costs). The form helps frame statements around provisional figures or analyses that are not yet exact.

Notes: szacunkach should not be confused with szacunek, which means respect. Although they share a common root in szacować, they belong to different words with distinct meanings. Szacunkach is specifically a grammatical form used to reference estimates in context.

See also: szacować, szacunki, szacunek.