kolejkami

Kolejkami is the instrumental plural form of the Polish noun kolejka. Kolejka has several related meanings, with the most common being a line or queue of people waiting for service. The word can also denote a short railway line or track, including amusement-park rides such as a roller coaster (kolejka górska). In computing and logistics, kolejka refers to a queue of items awaiting processing; in those contexts, kolejkami is used to describe multiple queues or queues of tasks.

Etymology and form: Kolejka is a feminine noun. Its instrumental plural form is kolejkami. The term derives from kolej, meaning order or sequence, with the diminutive suffix -ka, yielding the sense of a small line, later extended to the broader concept of a queue. The sense of a rail line is historically linked to the broader idea of a sequence or line. The instrumental plural kolejkami appears in sentences that require the instrumental case.

Usage notes: Kolejkami appears primarily in constructions that require the instrumental case, often after prepositions such as z (with) or między (between), and with verbs that govern instrumental. It should be distinguished from kolejki, the nominative plural meaning “queues.” The genitive plural is kolejek, which commonly appears in phrases like nie ma kolejek. In computing and some technical contexts, kolejka can also mean a queue or data-structure, and kolejkami can describe multiple such queues in instrumental use.