powitani

Powitani is a form in Polish grammar derived from the verb powitać, meaning to greet or welcome. It is the masculine personal plural past passive participle, used to describe or designate people who have been greeted. In sentences it can function adjectivally, modifying a noun phrase such as powitani goście, meaning “the guests who have been greeted.” The corresponding feminine and neuter forms exist (powitana, powitane) to agree with different gender and number.

In everyday Polish, powitani is relatively rare as a standalone noun and is more commonly seen in literary, ceremonial, or formal contexts where the author wants to emphasize the act of welcoming or to create a particular stylistic effect. It can also occur as a substantive in titles or headings, where it may stand for a group characterized by having been greeted.

Etymology and morphology: powitani is built from the imperfective verb powitać with the participial suffix used to form past passive participles. As with other Polish participles, its form changes to agree with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case.

Usage notes: Because it is a participial adjective, powitani does not function as a free-standing noun in most modern prose; rather, it appears as part of noun phrases or in stylized expressions. It is related to related terms such as powitanie (the act of greeting) and powitać (to greet).

See also: powitać, powitanie, Polish grammar, participles.