Uszkodzon

Uszkodzon is not a standard Polish word found in reputable dictionaries. In most cases it appears as a misspelling or a truncated form of the participle uszkodzony, which is the masculine singular form meaning damaged. Polish adjectives and participles that describe damage decline to match gender and number, for example uszkodzony (masculine), uszkodzona (feminine), and uszkodzone (neuter or plural).

The correct verb associated with the concept is uszkodzić, which means to damage or injure. From this verb, related forms include the noun uszkodzenie (damage, injury) and the past passive participle uszkodzony (damaged). In standard usage, one would write: samochód jest uszkodzony (the car is damaged); uszkodzona instalacja (the damaged installation); uszkodzone urządzenie (the damaged device).

Uszkodzon, as a standalone form, does not align with Polish grammar and is generally avoided in formal writing. When encountered in informal text or errors, it is typically corrected to the appropriate gendered form (uszkodzony/uszkodzona/uszkodzone) or to the corresponding noun form uszkodzenie, depending on the context.

Etymology: the word derives from the verb uszkodzić, related to szkoda meaning damage or harm, with the productive suffixes used to form adjectives and participles that describe the state of a thing after damage. This family of words is widely used in everyday language, technical manuals, and legal or insurance contexts to denote impairment or harm.

See also: uszkodzenie, uszkodzony, uszkodzać, szkoda.