finansowe

Finansowe is the inflected form of the Polish adjective finansowy, meaning related to finance or the financial sphere. It is used to describe objects, concepts, and activities connected with money, banking, investments, and accounting. The exact ending of the adjective changes according to the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies, so forms such as finansowe, finansowa, or finansowy appear in different contexts.

In typical usage, finansowe describes nouns used in finance-related domains. Examples include sprawozdania finansowe (financial statements), instrumenty finansowe (financial instruments), koszty finansowe (financial costs), kwestię finansowe (financial issues), and transakcje finansowe (financial transactions). The term also appears in expressions referring to broader sectors, such as sektor finansowy or system finansowy, where finansowy is used in the masculine form, while finansowe may appear with neuter or plural nouns.

The word is common in economics, accounting, law, and public policy, helping to distinguish monetary and financial aspects from non-financial ones. It frequently combines with nouns to form standard terminology, such as analiza finansowa (financial analysis) and plan finansowy (financial plan), though not all variants follow a single fixed pattern; choice of form depends on standard Polish grammar and the noun being described.

Etymology: finansowe derives from finanse (finances), with roots in European financial vocabulary borrowed from French finance or Italian finanza, reflecting the historical development of monetary management.

See also: finanse, finansowanie, sprawozdania finansowe, instrumenty finansowe, ryzyko finansowe, sektor finansowy, analiza finansowa.