poznatim

Poznatim is a grammatical form found in South Slavic languages such as Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin. It derives from the adjective poznat, which means known or familiar, itself from the verb poznati, to know or become acquainted. Poznatim functions as a participial adjective and is used to describe a noun with a sense of being known or well-known. Its exact use depends on the case, number, and gender of the noun it accompanies.

In practice, poznatim appears in contexts where the speaker wants to emphasize recognition or familiarity. It is most commonly seen in formal or literary prose, as well as in dictionaries or grammar references that illustrate inflection patterns of adjectives and participles. The form interacts with other case endings, so its appearance can vary across grammatical contexts.

As a derived form, poznatim is related to other inflected forms of the same base adjective, such as poznat, poznata, and poznato, which respectively express known or familiar in different genders and numbers. The word is not typically used as an independent lexical item; rather, it is a grammatical variant used to modify nouns.

See also: poznat, poznati, poznat po nečemu, poznatost.