oznaczany

Oznaczany is a Polish word formed from the verb oznaczać (to mark, indicate, designate). It functions as a present passive participle and is used as an adjective or participial phrase to describe something that is currently being marked, designated, or identified. The form agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies.

Morphology and forms: As a present passive participle, oznaczany follows standard Polish agreement patterns. masculine singular is oznaczany, feminine singular oznaczana, neuter singular oznaczane. Plural forms are oznaczani for masculine personal, and oznaczane for feminine, neuter, or non-masculine groups. The morphology allows oznaczany to appear in attributive position (dane oznaczane etykietą) as well as predicative constructions with być (dane są oznaczane). This contrasts with oznaczony, the past passive participle, which describes a completed designation.

Usage and nuance: Oznaczany conveys a sense of ongoing or general designation rather than a finished state. It is common in technical, scientific, or formal writing to describe items that are currently marked or identified in a system, diagram, or dataset. While oznaczony and oznaczany share a root, they differ in aspect: oznaczany emphasizes the process of marking, whereas oznaczony signals that the marking has already been done.

Examples: Rekord oznaczany literą A znajduje się w kolumnie 3. Dane oznaczane kolorem niebieskim są łatwiejsze do przeglądania. W tekście terminy oznaczane kursywą wskazują pojęcia techniczne. Etymology: derived from oznaczać with the present passive participle suffix, forming an adjective-like form that agrees with the noun.