Tegoroczny

Tegoroczny is a Polish adjective meaning “this year’s” or “of the current calendar year.” It is used to describe events, data, plans, editions, and other items that pertain to the year that is in progress or has just passed. The term helps distinguish the present year from previous ones, such as with ubiegłoroczny (“last year’s”) or poprzedni rok.

The word is commonly found in media, official reports, budgets, sports seasons, and cultural or scientific contexts. Examples include tegoroczny budżet (this year’s budget), tegoroczna edycja konkursu (this year’s edition of the competition), and tegoroczne plony (this year’s harvest). It functions as a regular Polish adjective and agrees with the noun in gender and number: tegoroczny for masculine singular, tegoroczna for feminine singular, tegoroczne for neuter singular and plural forms.

Etymologically, tegoroczny is a compound formed to convey belonging to the current year, typically derived from the expression referring to this year and the adjectival suffix -oczny. In usage, it often signals a time-bound or year-specific aspect, distinguishing data, plans, or events from those of previous years. It can be preferred to synonyms like bieżący or aktualny when the emphasis is specifically on the calendar year rather than on general contemporaneity.

See also: ubiegłoroczny, bieżący, aktualny, roczny.