drogowej

Drogowej is a grammatical form rather than a standalone term. It is the feminine singular genitive or dative form of the Polish adjective drogowy, which means road-related or pertaining to roads. As such, drogowej is used to agree with feminine nouns in cases where the word is declined, not as an independent word with its own meaning.

In common usage, drogowej appears in phrases describing road-related phenomena, policy, or infrastructure. Examples include polityka drogowa (road policy), infrastruktura drogowa (road infrastructure), and sieć drogowa (road network). When the same noun is in genitive or dative, the form changes accordingly: for example, projekt ustawy drogowej (a draft of a road-related act) or rozwój sieci drogowej (development of the road network). The nominative feminine form to express a direct modifier is drogowa, as in infrastruktura drogowa.

Etymology traces drogowej to the noun droga, meaning road, with the same root as the adjective drogowy. The form reflects standard Polish agreement patterns for feminine nouns in different cases.

Notes for learners: drogowej does not denote a separate concept; its sense is determined by the noun it modifies. Its use is typical in formal or technical contexts where “road” remains a central subject, such as planning, policy, or construction.