lekarzami

Lekarzami is the instrumental plural form of the Polish noun lekarz, which means doctor. In Polish, lekarz refers to a person who diagnoses, treats, and prevents illnesses, and who has completed medical education and obtained a medical license. The instrumental plural lekarzami is used when doctors are the means, partners, or collaborators in a sentence, typically after prepositions that require the instrumental case, most commonly z meaning “with.” For example: Spotkałem się z lekarzami in a context where the speaker met with doctors, or Współpracujemy z lekarzami nad projektem zdrowia publicznego, meaning we collaborate with doctors on a public health project. The form can also refer to a group of doctors in a general sense, for instance when describing activities undertaken by doctors together.

Etymology and grammar: lekarz is a masculine noun formed with the agentive suffix -arz from the root lek- or lecz- related to healing. The instrumental plural lekarzami corresponds to masculine plural and is used irrespective of the gender composition of the group, though in practice it often refers to male doctors or a mixed group of doctors. The feminine counterpart is lekarki for the nominative plural, with the instrumental plural being lekarkami.

Related terms: lekarka is the feminine form for a female doctor; lekarze is the nominative plural for doctors. In connected discourse, the choice between lekarzami and lekarkami reflects the gender composition of the group of doctors being referred to in the instrumental case.

In summary, lekarzami is a standard grammatical form in Polish used to talk about doctors in instrumental plural, most commonly after the preposition z (with) to indicate cooperation, association, or participation with doctors.

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