przypadkom

Przypadkom is the dative plural form of the Polish masculine noun przypadek. The base word przypadek denotes a “case” in grammar or logic and also an “occurrence” or “incident” in everyday language. The plural form reflects a change in number and the specific grammatical case used in a sentence.

Declension: Singular forms are przypadek (nominative), przypadku (genitive and locative), przypadkowi (dative), przypadek (accusative), przypadkiem (instrumental). Plural forms are przypadki (nominative and accusative), przypadków (genitive), przypadkom (dative), przypadki (instrumental), przypadkach (locative). Therefore, przypadkom is specifically the dative plural form.

Usage: As with other Polish nouns, przypadkom appears wherever a plural noun of this stem is in the dative case, typically marking the indirect object or a beneficiary in a sentence. The locative plural form przypadkach is used after prepositions requiring the locative, for example in phrases like “w przypadkach” meaning “in cases.” A common fixed expression is “w przypadku awarii,” meaning “in the event of a failure,” which uses the singular genitive przypadku. The word also occurs in academic, legal, or technical writings when discussing multiple scenarios or data points.

Notes: The meaning of przypadek includes both a general sense of a specific instance and the grammatical category used in many fields. The dative plural form przypadkom is one of several inflected forms that Polish nouns exhibit to indicate number and case.