Wszystkich

Wszystkich is a form in Polish used to mean “of all” or “all of them.” It is the genitive plural form of the pronoun wszyscy (everyone), and it functions to indicate the entirety of a group or subset within a sentence. It commonly appears with a following noun in the genitive case, or as the direct object in sentences involving masculine personal nouns.

Usage examples illustrate its role. With a noun in genitive: “Wszystkich mieszkańców miasta zaproszono.” Here, wszystkich modifies mieszkańców to express “all of the inhabitants.” As a direct object, in masculine personal contexts: “Widzę wszystkich” means “I see everyone.” The form sidoo appears in other cases when the structure requires the genitive plural, such as after prepositions or in comparison constructions.

Morphology and related forms. Wszystkich is the genitive plural form used for masculine personal nouns and, in practice, for the genitive plural of wszyscy across genders when referring to a whole group; the corresponding nominative plural is wszyscy, and the accusative plural can also be wszystkich depending on the sentence. The feminine parallel is wszystkie (nominative plural), with its own set of case forms. In many contexts, wszystkich cooperates with numerals, adjectives, or prepositional phrases to express inclusive meaning.

Etymology and related terms. The form derives from the root wśt- related to wszystko, meaning “all.” The word family includes wszystkie (feminine plural) and wszystko (neuter singular), all built around the core meaning of totality. For linguistic reference, wszystkich is the shared genitive plural inflection used when stressing the entire set.