kapitalne

Kapitalne is a Polish adjective used to modify neuter singular nouns or to form the plural, with the forms capitalne used for neuter nouns and plural, while masculine and feminine forms are kapitalny and kapitalna, respectively. The word is derived from kapitał, meaning capital or wealth, and expresses two related ideas: something of capital importance or significance, and something considered excellent or outstanding in everyday speech.

In usage, kapitalne can refer to both financial or economic contexts and non-financial judgments. In formal or semi-formal language it denotes prominence or fundamental importance, as in phrases like kapitalne znaczenie (crucial importance) or kapitalne inwestycje (major investments). In colloquial language it is commonly employed to praise quality or performance, for example kapitalny film or kapitalne wykonanie, where it conveys that something is extremely good or impressive. The sense can be contextual, ranging from serious or decisive importance to simply high quality or strong impact.

Etymology traces kapitalne to kapitał (capital), with the adjectival suffix -ny forming kapitalny as the base, and -ne marking neuter singular and plural agreements. The root is related across several Slavic languages, where cognate forms carry meanings connected to capital, wealth, or principal importance. In Polish, kapitalne therefore spans both a financial connotation and a broad evaluative sense of significance or excellence, depending on the noun it modifies and the communicative intention.