darmowego

Darmowy is a Polish adjective meaning free of charge or gratis. It describes goods, services, or opportunities that can be obtained or used without payment. The term is widely used in everyday language, advertising, and public communication to indicate that no price is required.

In grammar, darmowy declined like other adjectives of the -owy group. The base form is darmowy (masculine singular nominative). Other common forms include darmowa (feminine singular nominative), darmowe (neuter singular nominative or plural nominative), and the genitive form darmowego used with masculine or neuter nouns in genitive (for example, koszt darmowego dostępu, not darmowego dostawy). The feminine genitive is darmowej, and the plural forms include darmowych (genitive plural or nominative plural for some nouns) and darmowe (plural nominative for neuter or mixed gender groups). In practice, the form chosen depends on the noun it modifies and the sentence’s case.

Usage and nuance: darmowy is often synonymous with bezpłatny, though there are stylistic differences. Darmowy tends to appear in marketing, consumer contexts, and casual speech, while bezpłatny can be more formal or technical. The word is also used in prefixes and collocations such as darmowa dostawa (free shipping), darmowa próba (free trial), and darmowe oprogramowanie (free software).

Etymology: darmowy derives from the noun darmo, meaning “for nothing” or “gratis,” with the suffix -owy forming an adjective. Related terms include bezpłatny and gratis.