przegranego

Przegranego is a form in Polish that conveys the idea of a person who has lost or been defeated. It is most commonly seen as the genitive singular form of the masculine noun przegrany, which means “the loser,” or as the genitive/accusative singular form of the masculine adjective przegrany when it modifies a masculine noun. In practice, przegranego is used when the word is declined within a larger phrase or sentence rather than as a bare nominative.

Etymology and grammatical notes

The term derives from the verb przegrywać (“to lose”) and the related adjective and noun forms built from the same root. As a declinable word, przegranego follows standard Polish inflection: it can appear in genitive singular contexts (for example, with negation or with possessive constructions) and, in other syntactic environments, as the accusative singular of the adjective when the noun it modifies is implicit or explicit in masculine form.

Usage and sense

Przegranego is typically found in sentences that refer to a specific defeated person or to the category of losers. It is common in sports reporting, narrative prose, and discussions about competition or conflict, where the speaker invokes the idea of someone who did not win. The form is more about grammatical case than about switching meaning; its sense remains “the loser” or “the defeated one,” depending on how it is used in context.

See also

Przegrany (the masculine noun or adjective meaning “loser” or “defeated”); przegrani (plural form). The term is part of standard Polish declension and does not constitute a separate lexical entry beyond this usage.