liderowi

Liderowi is the dative singular form of the Polish noun lider, meaning leader. It is used to mark the indirect object in a sentence, indicating to whom an action is directed or for whom something is done.

Lider is a relatively recent borrowing in Polish, commonly traced to English leader and well established in the language since the 20th century. It denotes a person who leads or directs a group, organization, team, or movement. In practice, lider appears in secular, political, business, sports, and cultural contexts, sometimes overlapping with related terms such as przywódca or kierownik, depending on nuance.

Declension and usage: Lider is masculine and follows standard Polish declension. Singular forms include: Nominative lider, Genitive lidera, Dative liderowi, Accusative lidera, Instrumental liderem, Locative liderze, and Vocative liderze. The form liderowi specifically serves as the indirect object, often after verbs that take a dative object. Common verbs used with this form include podziękować liderowi (to thank the leader), pomóc liderowi (to help the leader), przekazać liderowi (to pass something to the leader), or zaproponować liderowi (to propose to the leader).

Examples: Podziękowałem liderowi za wsparcie. To było sugestywne wsparcie dla liderowi? More natural: Podziękowałem liderowi za wsparcie. Otrzymaliśmy od lidera aktualizację planu. Zespół zwrócił się do lidera z prośbą o decyzję.

In usage, liderowi contrasts with nominative or other cases to reflect grammatical function, while the base meaning centers on the person who leads. Related terms include lider (leader) and przywódca (more formal or ideological leader).