jakiejkolwiek

Jakiejkolwiek is a form of the Polish indefinite pronoun and determiner jakikolwiek, used to express the sense of "any" or "whatever" in a non-specific sense. It functions to qualify a noun and agrees with its gender and case. The form jakiejkolwiek is specifically feminine, and is used with feminine nouns in various cases (for example in genitive, dative, or locative contexts), as in jakiejkolwiek sytuacji or jakiejkolwiek wątpliwości. Other gendered forms of the same family include jakikolwiek (masculine), jakakolwiek (feminine nominative), and jakiekolwiek (neuter).

Usage and meaning:

Jakiejkolwiek conveys openness or lack of restriction, similar to “any” in English. It is common in both formal and informal registers, appearing in everyday speech as well as legal, administrative, or literary language. It often appears after prepositions or as part of comparative constructions that emphasize universality or absence of limitation, such as w jakiejkolwiek sytuacji, w jakiejkolwiek decyzji, or nie ma jakiejkolwiek wątpliwości.

Grammatical note:

Jakiejkolwiek is part of a family of forms built from the base jak- and the suffix -kolwiek, which also yields ktokolwiek (anyone) and cokolwiek (anything). The forms change to match the gender and case of the noun they modify. Regional or stylistic preferences may influence weight and frequency, but jakiejkolwiek remains a standard, widely understood form.

See also ktokolwiek, cokolwiek, jakiekolwiek.