instrumentalnego

Instrumentalnego is the genitive singular form of the Polish adjective instrumentalny, meaning instrumental or related to an instrument or means. In Polish grammar, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case. Therefore instrumentalnego is used when the noun is in genitive singular, most commonly with masculine personal and neuter nouns. Feminine nouns in genitive singular take instrumentalnej, and genitive plural uses instrumentalnych for all genders.

The form appears in phrases where the noun is in the genitive case. For example: instrumentalnego użycia (instrumental use), instrumentalnego charakteru (instrumental character), or instrumentalnego języka (instrumental language). These phrases illustrate how the adjective mirrors the noun in the genitive singular. The same pattern would apply to other masculine or neuter nouns in genitive singular; feminine nouns would use instrumentalnej, and plural forms would typically be instrumentalnych.

Etymology and relation to other terms: instrumentalnego is a morphological inflection of the basic adjective instrumentalny, which derives from the Polish term for “instrumental” and ultimately from Latin instrumentum. In linguistic discussions, the term helps describe agreement and case marking of adjectives rather than a distinct semantic item.

Notes: The word is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical unit. In grammar discussions, it is often taught alongside other genitive singular forms (instrumentalnej for feminine and instrumentalnego for masculine/neuter) and the plural instrumentalnych. See also narzędnik (the Polish term for the instrumental case) and instrumentalny as an adjective.