poddawany

Poddawany is a Polish adjective and participle derived from the verb poddawać, meaning to subject, submit, or expose something to a process or influence. It is the present, passive participle form and is used to describe something or someone that is being subjected to a specified action or condition.

Morphology and usage

Poddawany agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number (e.g., poddawany, poddawana, poddawane; poddawani, poddawane). It functions as a participle in predicate and attributive positions, often forming phrases such as poddawany badaniom (subjected to examinations) or poddawany ocenie (subjected to evaluation). The term emphasizes an ongoing or ongoing process of subjection rather than a completed result.

Distinction from related forms

Poddawany contrasts with poddany, the past participle meaning “subjected” in the sense of having already undergone the action. For example, pacjent był poddawany badaniom describes ongoing or repeated exposure to tests, while pacjent został poddany badaniom expresses that the patient has already been subjected to the tests.

Contexts and register

The word is common in formal, academic, medical, and legal texts where processes, procedures, or evaluations are described. It appears in both descriptive and analytical writing to convey that a subject is undergoing a specified action or influence.

Examples

- Pacjent był poddawany różnym badaniom przez kilka tygodni.

- Grupa poddawana ocenie komisji nie uzyskała jeszcze ostatecznej decyzji.