przyszego

Przyszego is the genitive singular form of the Polish adjective przyszły, which means “future” or “coming.” It is used to indicate that a noun relates to the future and to agree with masculine or neuter nouns in the genitive case. In standard Polish, the full paradigm of przyszły shows that przyszłego is the masculine/neuter genitive singular form (for example, dla przyszłego roku, pojęcie przyszłego rozwoju).

Usage and examples

Przyszego appears in phrases where the noun it modifies is in genitive or where a preposition requires genitive: for example, dla przyszłego roku (for the coming year) and pojęcie przyszłego rozwoju (the concept of future development). It is also found in expressions such as planów przyszłego pokolenia (plans of the coming generation). The word helps distinguish temporal relations focused on what is ahead rather than the present or past.

Relation to other forms

Przyszły, przyszła, przyszłe are the basic nominative singular forms for masculine, feminine, and neuter respectively. Przyszłego is the masculine/neuter genitive singular form; feminine genitive is przyszłej. Polish adjectives decline for gender, number, and case, so additional forms exist for other cases and numbers (e.g., przyszłemu, przyszłej, przyszłych). The noun most closely associated with the concept is przyszłość, meaning “the future,” which is etymologically related to przyszyły.

Etymology and related terms

The adjective przyszły and the noun przyszłość derive from the same root related to “future” or “coming.” They are connected in meaning and share a common etymological lineage in Polish, with przyszłość serving as the core noun for abstract future and przyszły as the describing form.

See also

Przyszłość, przyszły, nadchodzący, przyszłe (neuter forms).