polskimi

Polskimi is the instrumental plural form of the Polish adjective polski, meaning “Polish” in relation to Poland. In Polish grammar, adjectives decline for gender, number, and case; polski becomes polska in feminine singular and polskie in neuter singular or plural. The instrumental plural form for adjectives ending in -ski is polskimi, used with plural nouns.

In usage, polskimi accompanies plural nouns in the instrumental case. It appears after prepositions that govern the instrumental, and in phrases indicating with whom or with what something is done. Examples include z polskimi obywatelami (with Polish citizens) and pracował z polskimi ekspertami (worked with Polish experts). The form applies to plural nouns across genders and can describe both animate and inanimate referents.

Polskimi is not a standalone noun or a proper noun; it is a grammatical form that expresses relation to Poland. It is commonly encountered in language-learning resources and grammar explanations as an example of how adjectives ending in -ski decline in the instrumental plural.

In broader linguistic terms, polski is a cognate of related forms in other Slavic languages that likewise express nationality or origin, while polskimi demonstrates one specific inflectional pattern within Polish adjectives. For learners, recognizing the -imi ending helps identify instrumental plural usage with Polish adjectives.

See also: Polish grammar, Polish adjectives, Polish nationality terms, instrumental case.