masowych

Masowych is a Polish adjective form derived from masowy, meaning large-scale, mass-produced, or occurring in large quantities. It is the genitive plural form of masowy and is used when the noun it modifies is in the genitive plural. In Polish, many phrases describe scale or quantity by pairing a noun in genitive with the genitive plural form masowych.

Usage and examples

Masowych appears most often in phrases where the head noun is plural and in the genitive case. For example, in the phrase wydarzeń masowych, which means mass events, the noun wydarzeń is genitive plural and masowych agrees in gender and number. Another common context is mediów masowych, meaning mass media, where mediów is genitive plural and masowych describes the type of media. The form can also appear in broader expressions like produkcji masowych or kampanii masowych, indicating mass-produced goods or mass campaigns, respectively, when the overall noun phrase is in genitive.

Relation to related forms

The base form masowy changes across case, number, and gender. For feminine and plural nouns, different inflected endings appear (for example, masowa, masowe). Masowych specifically marks genitive plural modification, reflecting its role within a larger noun phrase rather than functioning as a standalone noun.

Etymology and meaning

Masowy derives from masa, meaning mass, with the typical Polish adjective suffix -owy. It is widely used in economics, sociology, media, and everyday language to describe phenomena, products, or activities that involve large-scale participation, production, or distribution.

See also

masowe (the neuter plural form used for some nominative/accusative contexts), media masowe (mass media), produkcja masowa (mass production).