powodujca

Powodujaca (powodująca in proper diacritics; non-diacritic form: powodujaca) is the feminine present active participle of the Polish verb powodować, meaning "causing" or "that causes." It functions as an adjective or modifier, agreeing with the feminine noun it describes. The masculine form is powodujący, the neuter powodujące, and the plural forms are powodujący (masculine personal) and powodujące (other genders).

Etymology and morphology: The participle is derived from powodować through the present tense stem powoduj- with the suffix -ąca for feminine, -ący for masculine, -ące for neuter. This places it among the present active participles used in modern Polish to express causation or a causal role.

Usage: The term is common in technical, scientific, legal, and medical language to designate something that causes a particular effect. Examples include "czynnik powodujący chorobę" (a factor causing a disease), "proces powodujący szkody" (a process causing damages), and "sytuacja powodująca stres" (a situation causing stress). In many contexts, it can be replaced by "przyczynowy" (causal), though "powodujący" often emphasizes an agent or factor rather than a mere relation.

Notes: As a participle, powodujaca is descriptive and tends to appear in formal or specialized writing. In everyday speech, speakers may prefer more explicit noun phrases such as "czynnik, który powoduje ..." or "przyczyna powodująca ..." to avoid ambiguity.

See also: powodować, powodowanie, przyczyna, czynnik etiologiczny.