poczuciu

Poczuciu is the locative and dative singular form of the Polish noun poczucie, which denotes a sense, feeling, or perception. The noun poczucie, formed from the verb czuć (to feel) with the prefix po- and the suffix -cie, refers to a subjective state arising from perception, evaluation, or experience. It covers both bodily sensations and emotional or psychological states, as well as more abstract notions such as meaning or purpose.

In usage, poczucie encompasses physical sensations (poczucie zimna, poczucie bólu) and attitudinal or evaluative states (poczucie bezpieczeństwa, poczucie winy). It appears in many common expressions, for example mieć poczucie humoru (to have a sense of humor), stracić poczucie czasu (to lose track of time), or poczucie własnej wartości (a sense of self-worth). In psychology and philosophy, poczucie is used to describe subjective experience, consciousness, and the interpretation of reality from a personal perspective.

The form poczuciu is used after prepositions that require the dative or locative case, such as w poczuciu zagrożenia (in a sense of threat) or dla poczucia odpowiedzialności (for the sense of responsibility). This demonstrates Polish noun inflection, where case endings signal grammatical relations and nuances of meaning.

See also: poczucie, poczucie wartości, poczucie humoru.