niepokojych

Niepokojych is a grammatical form in Polish, not a standalone lexical item. It arises from the adjective niepokojowy, meaning unsettled, disturbing, or causing disquiet, and is used in certain cases to agree with the nouns it describes.

In practice, niepokojych appears in the genitive plural and, in some contexts, the accusative plural of the adjective. It describes plural nouns in a way that communicates that those nouns are sources of unease or disturbance. For example, niepokojych ludzi means “unsettling/disturbing people,” and niepokojych wydarzeń means “unsettling/disturbing events.” The form agrees with the noun in number and case, and the sense depends on the overall context.

Etymology and related forms: niepokojowy is formed with the prefix nie- attached to pokojowy, which is related to pokój (peace, calm) and the noun niepokój (unease, worry). Thus niepokojowy literally conveys the opposite of peaceful or calming, and niepokojych is its inflected plural in certain grammatical cases.

Usage note: As with many Polish inflections, the exact ending can vary with the noun’s gender, number, and case. Niepokojych is most commonly encountered in written and formal Polish when describing multiple items or people that induce unease or disturbance. Related terms include niepokój (noun, unease) and niepokojowy (adjective, unsettled).