popularnych

Popularnych is the genitive plural form of the Polish adjective popularny, meaning popular. The base form popularny is used to describe things that are well known or widely liked. In Polish, adjectives decline for gender, number, and case, so popularny has different endings depending on the noun it modifies. Popularnych specifically appears in the genitive plural and is used when the noun is in that case.

Examples include popularnych filmów (of popular films), popularnych miejsc (popular places), and popularnych trendów (of popular trends). The form also occurs after prepositions that govern the genitive plural, such as wśród popularnych książek (among popular books). The form is not used in predicate position; for example, “filmy są popularne” is the correct plural predicative form.

Usage notes: The adjective has comparative and superlative forms—bardziej popularny and najpopularniejszy—with the genitive plural of the superlative being najpopularniejszych, as in najpopularniejszych filmów. The word appears commonly in media, marketing, and everyday language to describe things that have wide appeal.