konkursem

Konkursem is the instrumental singular form of the Polish noun konkurs, which means a contest, competition, or a formal examination. The term is used in contexts where the contest itself is treated as a means or instrument in a grammatical sense, or within constructions that require the instrumental case.

Etymology and usage history: The Polish word konkurs is a loanword that spread through European languages, with cognates in German (Konkurs) and French (concours). In Polish, konkurs refers to organized events or processes in which participants compete for prizes, recognition, or advancement. The instrumental form konkursem is one of the standard case forms used in Polish grammar and appears in sentences where the competition is part of the action or context described by the verb and prepositions that govern the instrumental.

Grammatical forms: In singular, konkurs declines as follows: nominative konkurs, genitive konkursu, dative konkursowi, accusative konkurs, instrumental konkursem, locative konkursie. The instrumental konkursem is specifically used where the contest acts as the means or context of the action, or in certain fixed expressions that require the instrumental case.

See also: Konkurs (contest); Konkurrs in other languages; Polish grammar and inflection.

Note: While the form konkursem is a standard grammatical variant, everyday usage in Polish more commonly relies on the nominative konkurs or other cases depending on the syntactic construction.