drugiego

Drugiego is a form of the Polish ordinal adjective drugi, meaning “second.” It is the genitive singular form and is used when the noun it modifies is in the genitive case, or after prepositions that require genitive. Common contexts include phrases such as drugiego dnia (on the second day) or drugiego członka zespołu (the second member of the team).

Etymology: The word is derived from the base adjective drugi, which traces back to Proto-Slavic *drugъ and is cognate with similar forms in other Slavic languages that signify the number two or order.

Usage and grammar: In Polish, adjectives decline for gender, number, and case. Drugiego is the genitive singular form typically used with masculine and neuter nouns, or with mixed contexts where the noun is in genitive. For feminine nouns, the genitive singular form is drugiej (for example, drugiej kobiety). The choice between drugiego and drugiej depends on the gender of the noun being modified and its syntactic case.

Examples: Drugiego dnia, drugiego członka, and drugiego dnia tygodnia all illustrate the genitive singular form modifying masculine nouns or neuter nouns in genitive. In feminine contexts, you would typically encounter drugiej kobiety, drugiej strony, etc.

See also: drugi, kolejny, ordinal numerals in Polish. These terms relate to how Polish expresses order and position and share similar inflection rules across gender and case.