danym

Danym is a grammatical form used in the Polish language. It is the masculine singular instrumental form of the adjective dan y meaning given or specified, and it commonly appears in phrases that refer to something already established or mentioned. For example, in common usage you may see expressions like w danym czasie or w danym kontekście, meaning at the given time or in the given context.

In Polish, adjectives agree with the gender and case of the noun they modify. The feminine singular form of the same adjective is dana, while dany is the masculine singular nominative. The plural forms differ as well. Danym thus functions as a mood- and tense-adjunct rather than as an independent noun.

Etymology traces dan y back to the idea of something that has been given or assigned. It shares cognates with other Slavic languages, such as Russian danny (данный) and Czech daný, all of which convey the sense of something that has been provided or specified.

Usage notes: dane phrases are common in formal and technical writing, legal language, and in descriptions where a previously established fact or parameter is referenced. Because it is derived from a participial adjective, the form is primarily used in descriptive clauses rather than as a standalone noun.

Danym thus represents a specific inflected form of a broader adjective family in Polish, illustrating how agreement and case modify meaning in tight, referential contexts.