bogatych

Bogatych is a form of the Polish adjective bogaty, meaning wealthy or rich. It is not a standalone noun; it appears when describing masculine personal nouns in the genitive plural or accusative plural, and it can also be used substantively to refer to the wealthy as a group (for example, bogaci).

Grammatical note: Adjectives in Polish agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. For masculine personal plural, the forms are bogaci (nominative), bogatych (genitive and accusative), bogatym (dative), bogatymi (instrumental), and bogatych (locative). Thus bogatych is the standard ending in genitive or accusative plural for this adjective.

Usage examples: In neutral or descriptive writing one can say o bogatych ludziach (about wealthy people), bogaci przedsiębiorcy (wealthy entrepreneurs), or bogatych mieszkańców miasta (the wealthy residents of the city). The form bogatych commonly appears in news, reports, and analysis when characterizing groups or comparing wealth.

Substantive use and related terms: Polish allows adjectives to be used substantively to denote a class, so bogac i can stand for “the rich.” Related terms include zamożni (synonym for wealthy) and bogactwo (wealth). The term bogatych primarily functions within formal or descriptive contexts to specify genitive or accusative plurality of wealth-related descriptors.