kupna

Kupna is a term in Polish that is primarily tied to the concept of purchase. In standard usage, the noun for the act of buying is kupno, while kupna can appear in inflected or formal contexts and in fixed expressions related to buying and commerce. The form kupna may also function as the feminine form of the adjective kupny, which describes something intended for sale or related to buying, and it tends to occur with feminine nouns in agreement.

In contemporary Polish, kupno is the more common noun for “purchase” or “buying,” and zakupy or zakup often appear in everyday language. Kupny, the related adjective, conveys meaning such as saleable or for sale; its feminine form kupna is used when modifying feminine nouns. The term thus appears most often in legal, commercial, or historical writing, rather than casual speech.

Etymology traces kupna to the verb kupować, meaning “to buy.” The common English equivalents are “purchase” or “buying.” Related Polish terms include kupiec (merchant), kupować (to buy), and zakup (purchase), which are frequently used in similar commercial or transactional contexts.

Notes and disambiguation: kupna can be confused with a proper noun in some cases, so its interpretation depends on context. When clarity is needed, speakers and writers typically use kupno for the act of buying or zakup for the act of purchasing, reserving kupny and its form kupna for adjective-based expressions.

See also: kupno, kupiec, kupować, zakup, kupny.