opisujacy

opisujacy (standard Polish: opisujący) is the present active participle of the verb opisywać, meaning describing or one who describes. It functions as an adjective or a non-finite verb form that describes a noun.

Formation and usage: It is formed from the imperfective verb opisywać with the participial suffix -jący. It denotes an ongoing action performed by the subject. It is used attributively to modify nouns, for example: człowiek opisujący rzeczy (a man describing things).

Morphology: Like adjectives, opisujacy forms agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. In masculine singular nominative the form is opisujacy; feminine singular is opisujaca; neuter singular is opisujace. Plural forms include opisujacy (masculine personal) and opisujace (feminine/plural or neuter), with endings changing across cases.

Semantics and distinction: The present participle opisujacy should be distinguished from the past passive participle opisany (described). The present participle emphasizes ongoing describing activity rather than a completed description and is common in descriptive, scholarly, and journalistic contexts.

Usage notes: In Polish, opisujacy is used primarily in attributive position to modify nouns, as in tekst opisujacy (a describing text) or język opisujacy rzeczywistosc (a language describing reality). The form inflects like an adjective, so it changes to fit number, gender, and case of the noun it accompanies.