nieobecni

Nieobecni is a Polish term that denotes people who are not present at a given event, meeting, class, or ceremony. It can function as a noun referring to the group of absentees or as an adjective describing those who are absent. The form stems from the negation prefix nie- and the adjective obecny (present). In standard Polish grammar, nieobecni is the masculine personal plural; the feminine plural is nieobecne, and neuter/plural forms follow the corresponding endings.

Grammatical note: nieobecni typically refers to people. When describing a mixed or feminine group, different inflections apply (nieobecni for a mixed/male group, nieobecne for a feminine or neuter group). The related noun nieobecność means the absence itself, while nieobecni are those who are absent.

Contexts and usage: In education, nieobecność is used to describe an absence from classes, with students who are not present labeled as nieobecni in attendance records. In organizational and public settings, nieobecni can refer to members who did not attend meetings or sessions, for example, nieobecni członkowie komisji. In legal or administrative language, phrases such as nieobecni świadkowie (absent witnesses) or nieobecność strony (the absence of a party) may appear.

In cultural or journalistic use, nieobecni may appear in references to attendance statistics or in discussions about attendance norms and policies. It is primarily a descriptive term rather than a value judgment, maintaining a neutral tone.

See also: nieobecność, obecność, absencja.