pojemny

Pojemny is a Polish adjective meaning capacious or roomy, describing objects or spaces that can hold a large amount. It is used primarily for physical capacity, such as a pojemny plecak (a spacious backpack), pojemny bagażnik (a roomy car trunk), or pojemny pojemnik (a capacious container). The word can also appear in contexts referring to storage or memory, for example a pojemny nośnik danych (a storage medium with large capacity) or pojemna pamięć (large-capacity memory).

Grammatically, pojemny has gender and number forms: masculine singular pojemny, feminine singular pojemna, neuter singular pojemne; plural forms are pojemni (masculine personal) and pojemne (other plurals). The adjective is formed from the noun pojemność (capacity) and the common adjectival suffix -ny, indicating the possession of a particular quality.

Etymology and related terms: pojemny is closely linked to pojemność, the noun for capacity. Related terms include pojemnik (container), which describes an object designed to hold contents, and pojemność (capacity) as a general concept. In everyday speech, pojemny remains the standard descriptor for tangible capacity; for abstract capacity, Polish typically uses pojemność or phrases such as duża pojemność.

Usage notes: pojemny is most natural when referring to physical objects or spaces whose size or storage ability is notable. While it can be understood figuratively, more common expressions for non-physical concepts use synonyms or the noun pojemność rather than the adjective.

See also: pojemność, pojemnik, przestronność, rozsądny rozmiar.