niedokonanej

Niedokonanej is a feminine genitive singular form of the Polish adjective niedokonany, meaning “not completed” or “unfinished.” It is used to describe feminine nouns in the genitive case, for example in phrases such as niedokonanej pracy, niedokonanej wersji dokumentu, or niedokonanej umowy. The base adjective comes from the prefix nie- attached to dokonany (completed), with dokonany derived from the verb dokonać (to accomplish).

Grammatical notes: Niedokonany and its declined forms follow the pattern of Polish adjectives, agreeing with the gender, number, and case of the noun they modify. Therefore, niedokonanej appears specifically in the feminine genitive singular. Other forms include niedokonana (feminine nominative), niedokonane (neuter/plural forms), and masculine equivalents such as niedokonany (nominative singular). The prefix nie- marks negation, yielding the sense of incompletion or failure to be completed.

Usage and nuances: In contemporary Polish, nieukończony or nieukończona is more common in everyday speech to express incompleteness. Niedokonany tends to appear more in formal, legal, or literary contexts, where a more precise or restrained nuance of “not completed” is desired. Phrases with niedokonanej typically occur with feminine nouns in genitive (e.g., niedokonanej pracy, niedokonanej umowy).

See also: related terms include nieukończony, nieukończona, and the noun niedokonanie (incompletion), as well as the verb dokonać and its derivatives describing completion.