prywatna

Prywatna is the feminine singular form of the Polish adjective prywatny, meaning private or personal. It is used to describe nouns that relate to individuals, private property, or matters not belonging to the public sphere.

In grammar, prywatna agrees with feminine nouns. The masculine and neuter forms are prywatny and prywatne, respectively, and in plural forms the endings change according to gender and number. This adjective appears in everyday language as well as in formal or legal contexts.

Common uses include phrases such as sfera prywatna (private sphere), życie prywatne (private life), sprawa prywatna (private matter), dane prywatne (private data), prywatna własność (private property), and prywatna firma (private company). The term typically contrasts with public or state-related terms, such as publiczny or państwowy, to indicate non-public ownership, management, or relevance.

Prywatna can function both attributively, before a noun, as in prywatna praktyka (private practice) or prywatna własność, and predicatively, for example to jest prywatna sprawa (that is a private matter). Its use signals intentional emphasis on non-public, personal, or owner-controlled aspects within a given context.

Etymology traces prywatna back to the Polish prywatny, itself ultimately deriving from Latin privatus, with influence from historical language contact. The word remains common across sectors, including everyday speech, media, and professional discourse, wherever distinctions between private and public interests are relevant.