ciekymi

Ciekimi is a form that appears in Polish grammar as an inflected form of the adjective ciekawy, meaning interesting. In Polish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. The instrumental plural, used after certain prepositions or verbs that require the instrumental case, typically takes the form ciekawymi when describing masculine personal nouns, for example z ciekawymi ludźmi (with interesting people) or byli ciekawymi rozmówcami (they were interesting conversationalists).

In standard contemporary Polish, the normal instrumental plural form of ciekawy tends to be ciekawymi across the common gender and number configurations. The appearance of the sequence ciekimi is not the usual, normative form in modern usage and may be considered nonstandard or nonhistorical in most linguistic references. When learners encounter ciekimi, it is usually as a misreading, a typographical error, or in a context that does not conform to standard inflection.

Usage notes:

- Adjectives in Polish require agreement with the noun in case; instrumental plural forms appear after verbs that take the instrumental or after prepositions like z.

- Typical examples include: Rozmawiali z ciekawymi ludźmi (They talked with interesting people) and Byli ciekawymi rozmówcami (They were interesting interlocutors).

Etymology: ciekawy derives from Polish roots meaning “interesting” or “curious,” with standard inflection patterns that produce forms such as ciekawymi in instrumental plural.

See also: Polish adjectives, Polish grammar, noun–adjective agreement.