cierpliwej

Cierpliwej is the feminine singular inflected form of the Polish adjective cierpliwy, meaning patient or tolerant. It is not a standalone dictionary entry but a grammatical form that appears when the adjective modifies a feminine noun in non-nominative cases.

In Polish, adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. The feminine singular nominative form of cierpliwy is cierpliwa, while cierpliwej serves in the genitive singular and the dative singular. Thus, cierpliwej appears before feminine nouns or after prepositions that govern these cases, for example cierpliwej kobiety (of a patient woman) or cierpliwej kobiecie (to a patient woman).

Examples:

- cierpliwej kobiety (genitive singular)

- cierpliwej kobiecie (dative singular)

These constructions are used to describe or refer to a feminine noun with the characteristic of patience.

Etymology and related forms:

Cierpliwej derives from cierpliwy, whose root relates to patience or endurance, and is connected to the noun cierpliwość (patience). The form changes with gender, number, and case, as is typical for Polish adjectives. For masculine nouns, different endings apply (e.g., cierpliwy in the nominative singular), and for neuter forms there is cierpliwe in the nominative singular.

Usage notes:

Cierpliwej is common in written and spoken Polish when feminine nouns appear in genitive or dative positions. In predicative position, the feminine form used is typically cierpliwa (e.g., kobieta jest cierpliwa).