alternatywami

Alternatywami is the instrumental plural form of the Polish noun alternatywa, meaning "alternatives." In Polish, alternatywa denotes a choice among different options; alternatywami is the form used when the noun is inflected in the instrumental plural.

Morphology and origin: Alternatywa is a feminine noun ending in -a. The instrumental plural is formed by replacing the final -a with -ami, yielding alternatywami. This mirrors the standard pattern for many feminine nouns in -a that take -ami in the instrumental plural. The form appears primarily in contexts that require the instrumental case, such as after certain prepositions or verbs that govern instrumental.

Usage examples: The nominative plural is alternatywy, e.g., "istnieją różne alternatywy" (there are different alternatives). Alternatywami appears in phrases like "z alternatywami" meaning "with the alternatives" or in formal, technical writing where the instrumental case is required by the sentence construction.

Relation and notes: Alternatywami is not a separate lexical item with a distinct meaning; it is a grammatical variant of alternatywa. In everyday speech, speakers more often use alternatywy. The use of alternatywami is mainly of interest in linguistic description or in contexts requiring precise case marking.

See also: alternatywa, Polish grammar, noun inflection.