ogromne

Ogromne is a Polish adjective meaning enormous, gigantic, or vast. It is used to describe the size, extent, or intensity of a noun and can apply to objects, quantities, or abstract concepts.

In Polish, adjectives inflect for gender, number, and case. The form ogromne appears in several common contexts: as neuter singular (for neuter nouns in the nominative and accusative, for example to jest ogromne pudełko), and as feminine plural or neuter plural in the nominative and accusative (for example ogromne okna, ogromne kobiety, ogromne straty). The masculine personal plural form is ogromni (as in ogromni ludzie). Thus, the exact ending of the adjective depends on the noun it modifies.

Ogromne is often used in both everyday speech and formal writing, including journalism and literature, to emphasize large size, high amounts, or significant impact. It frequently collocates with nouns describing physical dimensions (pudełko, budynki, okna) as well as abstract quantities (koszty, straty, różnica).

Etymologically, the adjective derives from the noun ogrom, meaning enormity or vastness, with the adjectival suffix -ny/-ne that yields its various inflected forms. The related adverb is ogromnie, meaning enormously or greatly, as in "to jest ogromnie ważne" (this is enormously important).

In translation, ogromne corresponds to English enormous or vast, depending on context, and is part of a broader family including ogromny (masculine singular) and ogromna (feminine singular).