badaczach

Badacz, in Polish, is a masculine noun meaning a researcher or investigator—someone who conducts systematic study, examination, or inquiry. The word is built from the verb badać, “to study,” with the agentive suffix -acz, a pattern common in Polish for forming agent nouns.

Badaczach is the locative plural form of badacz. It is used after prepositions that govern the locative case, to indicate the topic or location related to researchers. In practice, badaczach appears in phrases such as o badaczach, meaning “about researchers.” The locative plural is one of several inflected forms of badacz: badacze (nominative plural), badaczy (genitive plural), badaczom (dative plural), badaczami (instrumental plural), and badaczach (locative plural).

In neutral, informative writing, badaczach functions as a grammatical form rather than as a stand-alone concept. It does not carry a meaning beyond its role in sentences describing researchers or their activities when a preposition requires the locative case.

Usage notes:

- The primary, common usage is after the preposition o, as in "rozmowa o badaczach" (“a discussion about researchers”).

- It appears in academic, journalistic, and formal contexts where the topic concerns researchers or their work.

- The term remains generic and does not specify discipline, seniority, or affiliation.

Related terms include badacz (singular) and naukowiec, though the latter is more often used for scientists in general.