faktami

Faktami is the instrumental plural form of the Polish noun fakt, meaning “facts.” In Polish grammar, the instrumental case is used to indicate means or instrument, and faktami is used when facts serve as the material used to support a claim. The phrase posłużyć się faktami, meaning “to use facts,” is a common example of this usage.

Grammatical notes: Fakt is a masculine inanimate noun. Its instrumental plural is faktami, formed by adding the suffix -ami to the stem fakt-. This form is typically used with verbs that express using or presenting information, such as posłużyć się faktami or opierać się na faktach, though the latter often employs the locative faktach after the preposition na.

Usage and nuance: Faktami emphasizes the evidentiary basis of a statement. In journalism, science, law, and public discourse, it can signal that an argument rests on verifiable information rather than opinion. The instrumental form contrasts with other cases of the same noun (for example, the locative na faktach or the genitive/fairly common plural fakty) which convey related but distinct meanings or grammatical functions.

Etymology: The Polish word fakt derives from the Latin factum, meaning “a thing done,” with borrowing through Germanic or French routes. Faktami inherits this root and expresses the plural instrumental form used to indicate means or evidence.