niemieckiego

Niemiecki is a Polish adjective meaning "German" and is used to indicate origin, nationality, or relation to Germany. The form niemieckiego is the genitive singular masculine and neuter form of this adjective. It appears whenever the adjective modifies a masculine or neuter noun in the genitive case, or in phrases where the genitive is required by syntax or grammar.

The adjective niemiecki, like other Polish adjectives, inflects for gender, number, and case. In addition to niemieckiego (genitive singular masculine/neuter), its other forms include niemieckiego producenta (genitive singular of "German producer"), niemieckiej pochodzenia (genitive singular feminine), and the corresponding nominative, accusative, and plural forms for different nouns. The stems and endings change to match the gender and case of the head noun.

Etymologically, niemiecki derives from Niemiec, the Polish term for a German person, with the adjectival suffix -cki, forming a word meaning “German” as an attribute.

Usage notes:

- niemieckiego is most common in genitive constructions, e.g., auto niemieckiego producenta (a car of a German manufacturer) or język niemieckiego pochodzenia (a language of German origin).

- In standard attributive position before nouns, the base form niemiecki would be used (niemiecki producent, niemiecki język).

Commonly encountered contexts include discussions of language, origin, culture, products, and nationality where the association with Germany is described grammatically through the genitive form niemieckiego.

See also: niemiecki, język niemiecki, pochodzenie niemieckie.