krótkotrwae

Krótkotrwałe is a Polish adjective meaning lasting for a short time or existing only briefly. The standard spelling is krótkotrwałe (with the diacritic on ł and the ending appropriate to number and gender). The form krótkotrwae is typically a misspelling. The term is used to describe durations, effects, events, or conditions that do not endure for a long period.

Etymology and form: the word is a compound of krótk-i meaning short and trwałe, derived from trwać meaning to endure or last. As an adjective, krótkotrwałe agrees with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case, for example krótkotrwałe efekty (short-term effects) or krótkotrwała pamięć (short-term memory).

Usage: krótkotrwałe is common across disciplines. In medicine it can describe temporary treatments or side effects, as in krótkotrwałe leczenie or krótkotrwałe skutki uboczne. In psychology and neuroscience it appears in phrases like krótkotrwała pamięć. In economics and sociology it may refer to short-term forecasts, plans, or phenomena, such as krótkotrwałe trendy or krótkotrwałe zjawiska. The term is often contrasted with długotrwałe (long-lasting) or krótkoterminowy (short-term in a temporal sense more often used for planning horizons).

See also: krótkoterminowy, długoterminowy, krótkowzroczny. In Polish usage, choose krótkotrwałe for characteristics or events that are inherently transient and not expected to persist beyond a brief interval, while longer-lasting or planned durations are described with the respective opposite terms.