osobach

Osobach is the locative plural form of the Polish noun osoba, meaning person. It is used in combination with prepositions to indicate location, topic, or relation to people, and appears in phrases such as o osobach.

The noun osoba is feminine. Its full case paradigm includes: nominative osoby, genitive osób, dative osobom, accusative osoby, instrumental osobami, and locative osobach. The form osobach specifically marks the plural locative and is not used in isolation but after prepositions or in certain fixed expressions.

Usage and examples: as a locative plural, osobach occurs after prepositions such as o (about) and w, among others. Examples include o osobach starszych (about older people) and rozmowa o osobach pracujących (a discussion about people who work). It can also appear in phrases like wśród osób, meaning among people, where the preposition governs a related case form.

Etymology and notes: osobach derives from the noun osoba (person). The exact historical origin of the form is tied to the development of Slavic noun inflection, and osobach is the standard locative plural in modern Polish. The form is common in everyday language, journalism, and formal writing when referring to groups of people in a locative sense.

See also: osoba, osobowy, personal data. The word oblik remains a grammatical term rather than a proper noun and is not capitalized unless starting a sentence.