Szybkiej

Szybkiej is a Polish adjective form derived from szybki, meaning fast or quick. It is the feminine singular inflected form and is not a stand-alone noun; it appears to modify feminine nouns in sentences or phrases.

In Polish, adjectives agree with the nouns they describe in gender, number, and case. For feminine singular, the forms of szybki include: nominative szybka, genitive szybkiej, dative szybkiej, accusative szybką, instrumental szybką, locative szybkiej, and vocative szybka. Accordingly, szybkiej is used when the feminine noun is in the genitive, dative, or locative case.

Usage examples:

- Genitive: szybkiej jazdy, meaning “of fast driving.”

- Dative: szybkiej naprawie, meaning “to/for a quick repair.”

- Locative: o szybkiej możliwości, meaning “about a quick possibility.”

Common functions and semantics:

- Describing qualities: szybkiej communicates that the described noun has the quality of being fast or rapid.

- Phrase construction: it frequently appears in phrases with feminine nouns such as jazda, naprawa, możliwość, reakcja, prędkość, etc., where the noun’s case determines the form of the adjective.

Notes:

- Szybkiej is not capitalized unless it appears as part of a proper noun or at the start of a sentence.

- In the context of Polish surnames, the form Szybkiej could appear as a declined form of a surname in a sentence, but as a standalone surname it would typically be written without inflection in Polish proper names.

Etymology: it derives from the base adjective szybki, itself meaning fast or quick.