podstawowych

Podstawowych is a Polish adjective form meaning basic or fundamental. It is the plural form used with nouns in the genitive or other cases where the adjective agrees with a plural noun. The word derives from podstawowy, itself linked to podstawa, meaning base or foundation, and it is frequently used in academic, educational, and everyday language to indicate essential elements.

In usage, podstawowych is commonly found in phrases describing core or essential aspects, such as podstawowych zasadach (in fundamental principles), podstawowych danych (basic data), or podstawowych umiejętnościach (basic skills). The term emphasizes that what is being referred to is foundational or prerequisite, often in contrast with more advanced or supplementary material. It appears across disciplines, including science, policy, business, and journalism, to mark essential components, criteria, or requirements.

Grammatical notes: as an adjective, podstawowy agrees with the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies. The form podstawowych is the plural form used in several cases, most notably the genitive and often in the locative or with certain prepositions when describing plural nouns. Other feminine and masculine plural forms of the adjective exist for different cases, but podstawowych is the common form encountered in many standard phrases.

See also: podstawowy, podstawa, fundament.