odcinkami

Odcinkami is the instrumental plural form of the Polish noun odcinek, which denotes a segment, fragment or episode. The form is used in contexts where the instrumental case is required, often to indicate the manner, means or division of something into parts.

Etymology and grammar: odcinek comes from the verb odciąć (to cut off) with a diminutive and nominal suffix. The noun is masculine and inanimate. Its basic forms include odcinek (singular nominative), odcinki (plural nominative), odcinkami (plural instrumental), and odcinkiem (singular instrumental). The instrumental form odcinkami is typically encountered in formal or technical language and in constructions describing how something is presented, divided or described.

Usage: odcinkami is commonly found in technical writing, reports, data presentation and descriptions that emphasize segmentation. In everyday language, speakers more often use odcinki (nominative plural) or odcinków (genitive plural). The instrumental plural odcinkami tends to appear with verbs and prepositional phrases that require the instrumental case, for example when something is described or presented in segments.

Examples:

- Dane zaprezentowano odcinkami, co ułatwia analizę poszczególnych fragmentów.

- Raport został opracowany odcinkami, aby podkreślić kolejne etapy badania.

See also: odcinek, fragment, epizod, grammar of Polish cases.

Note: The choice between odcinkami and other forms depends on the required case and the syntactic role in the sentence.