istniejc

Istniejc is the non-diacritic variant of the Polish verb istnieć, which means to exist or to be present. It is used to express the existence of objects, phenomena, people, or abstract entities, and appears in everyday language as well as in philosophical or scientific contexts.

In Polish orthography, the correct infinitive is istnieć, with diacritics. The form istniejc may appear in writings that omit diacritical marks, such as computer data, programming, or casual text input. When writing in standard Polish, istnieć is preferred, and its conjugated forms follow the regular pattern of the language’s imperfective intransitive verbs.

Etymology of the verb traces to the tradition of Slavic languages related to being and existence. It is linked to the noun istota (essence, being) and to philosophical vocabulary dealing with existence, becoming, and ontology. The noun istnienie (existence) is derived from the same root, and the verb is used to describe the act or state of existing in the real world or in thought.

Usage notes: istnieć is intransitive, taking no direct object. In present tense, common forms include istnieje for “it exists” and istnieją for “they exist.” It can be used to assert factual existence, as in Istnieje wiele możliwości (There are many possibilities), or to discuss existence philosophically as in the study of istnienie and being. The verb also appears in existential constructions and can pair with adverbs and modifiers to express degrees of existence or persistence.

See also: bycie, istota, istnienie, egzystencja, ontologia.