dobrzy

Dobrzy is the plural masculine personal form of the Polish adjective dobry, meaning "good." It is used to describe a group of people or masculine personal nouns and is one of the standard inflected forms in Polish grammar. The corresponding feminine and neuter plural form is dobre, used with feminine and neuter nouns, while dobrzy is used with masculine personal nouns.

Etymology and related forms: The word originates from the Proto-Slavic root *dobrъ, related to similar terms in other Slavic languages (for example, Russian dobro, Czech dobrý). The semantic core remains “good” across these languages, with phonetic and morphological changes adapting to each language’s system.

Morphology and usage: Dobrzy agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies. In the nominative plural, it takes dobrzy; in the genitive plural it becomes dobrych; the dative plural is dobrym; the accusative plural is dobrych, and so on, following standard Polish adjective declension patterns. It is used attributively before a noun (e.g., dobrzy ludzie – good people, dobrzy chłopcy – good boys) and can appear in predicative position with the verb być (e.g., Chłopcy są dobrzy – The boys are good).

Context and nuance: Dobrzy is a common, neutral descriptor in everyday Polish, applicable to moral judgments or to indicate competence, reliability, or welfare. It should not be capitalized unless it begins a sentence or forms part of a proper noun. While primarily an ordinary adjective, the form dobrzy does not function as an independent noun; the sense is conveyed through the noun it modifies.