Zamieszkujca

Zamieszkujca is not a standard form in contemporary Polish. It is most often a misspelling or typographical error of the feminine present participle zamieszkująca, or less commonly of the masculine zamieszkujący or the neuter zamieszkujące. The correct forms derive from the verbs zamieszkać or zamieszkiwać, meaning to reside or settle in a place. In standard usage, the participle forms are written with diacritics and match the gender and number of the noun they modify.

Etymology and forms: The base is the root of the verb zamieszkać (or zamieszkiwać) combined with the present participle suffixes -ący (masculine), -ająca (feminine), -ające (neuter/plural). Thus you have zamieszkujący, zamieszkująca, zamieszkujące to describe a resident or a person who resides in a given area. These forms function as adjectives or as reduced relative clauses in phrases such as “kobieta zamieszkująca Warszawę” or “mężczyzna zamieszkujący miasto.”

Usage: Zamieszkujca is typically encountered only as a nonstandard form, a typographical error, or in OCR misreads. In proper Polish, prefer zamieszkująca (feminine), zamieszkujący (masculine), or zamieszkujące (neuter). The noun equivalent for an inhabitant is usually mieszkaniec or mieszkanka, depending on gender; zamieszkujący is most often used in descriptive phrases rather than as a standalone noun.

Notes: In formal or legal writing, precision matters, so writers should use the correct gendered participle forms or restructure with a noun such as osoba zamieszkująca teren or mieszkaniec gminy. Zamieszkujca should be avoided in polished Polish, as it does not conform to standard orthography.