magazynem

Magazynem is the instrumental singular form of the Polish noun magazyn. The word magazyn has several related meanings: a building or room used to store goods and materials (a warehouse or storehouse); a periodical publication, such as a magazine or journal; and in military or archival contexts, a storage place for ammunition or other supplies. The instrumental form magazynem is used when the warehouse or its function is the instrument or means in a verb’s action, or after prepositions that take the instrumental case, such as zarządzać magazynem or pracować z magazynem.

Declension of magazyn (selected forms): Nominative magazyn; Genitive magazynu; Dative magazynowi; Accusative magazyn; Instrumental magazynem; Locative magazynie; Vocative magazynie.

Usage notes: In everyday Polish, magazynem appears most often in sentences where the noun serves as the object or instrument of a verb in the instrumental case, or after prepositions that require instrumental. It also appears in specialized contexts, such as logistics or military terminology (magazyn amunicji, magazyn materiałów).

Examples:

- Firma zarządza magazynem w Gdańsku. (The company manages the warehouse in Gdańsk.)

- W magazynie składowano towary. (Goods were stored in the warehouse.)

- Magazyn amunicji został zabezpieczony przed dostępem. (The ammunition magazine was secured against access.)

- Czasopismom branżowym często towarzyszy opis magazynu informacji. (Industry magazines commonly include sections that function as information repositories.)

Etymology: The Polish magazyn derives from German Magazin meaning storehouse or repository, which itself traces to earlier European terms for a store or storehouse. The sense relating to publications developed from the idea of a collection or store of information.