kontaktem

Kontaktem is the instrumental singular form of the Polish noun kontakt, meaning "contact." In Polish grammar, the instrumental case is used to express means or instrument, and it also appears in certain constructions with verbs and prepositions that require instrumental. The noun kontakt is masculine and follows the pattern of other hard masculine nouns.

In singular, the forms are: nominative kontakt, genitive kontaktu, dative kontaktowi, accusative kontakt, instrumental kontaktem, and locative kontakcie. In plural, the forms are: nominative kontakty, genitive kontaktów, dative kontaktom, accusative kontakty, instrumental kontaktami, and locative kontaktach.

Kontaktem appears in contexts where the noun denotes the instrument or means by which an action is performed, or in phrases that require instrumental usage. The instrumental singular kontaktem is the standard form for this noun in such contexts.

Etymology: kontakt was borrowed into Polish from German Kontakt, which itself traces back to Latin contactus, with Polish adapting the word to its standard declension system.

See also: Polish grammar; Noun declension; Instrumental case.