raportach

Raportach is the locative plural form of the Polish noun raport, which means "report." In Polish, nouns are inflected for case and number, and the locative plural is used after certain prepositions to indicate location or topic, such as o (about), w (in), or na (on). Therefore, phrases like o raportach or w raportach mean “about the reports” and “in the reports,” respectively. Raportach is not a separate lexical item but a grammatical form of the word raport.

Declension notes: in the basic forms, raport is masculine, with nominative plural raporty. The locative plural is raportach, the instrumental plural is raportami, the genitive plural is raportów, and the dative plural is raportom. This pattern is typical for masculine nouns ending in -t that form -y in the nominative plural.

Usage and nuance: raportach appears primarily in formal or written Polish, especially in contexts involving summaries, analyses, or discussions about multiple reports. It often contrasts with raportsami, which would be incorrect; the correct instrumental plural is raportami. In everyday language, speakers may instead use phrases like w raportach or o raportach, or replace with the synonym sprawozdania when referring to the content of reports.

Etymology and related terms: raport comes from a loanword, commonly traced to French rapport (and via Latin roots) meaning a report or account. Related Polish terms include sprawozdanie (a formal report, often used as a synonym in some contexts) and raport (the singular form itself).

See also: raport, raporty, sprawozdanie.