sekretarkach

Sekretarkach is the locative plural form of the Polish noun sekretarka, meaning female secretary. In Polish, nouns decline by case and number; sekretarka is feminine, and the locative plural sekretarkach is used after locative-case prepositions such as o (about) and w (in/on). Thus, sekretarkach appears in phrases like o sekretarkach or w sekretarkach, referring to secretaries as a group within a context introduced by a preposition.

Etymology and form: The base sekretarka denotes a person who provides secretarial support, with feminine gender. The word derives from the root related to sekret (secret) and the feminine agentive suffix -arka. The corresponding masculine form is sekretarz, and the nominative plural is sekretarki.

Usage notes: Sekretarkach is not a standalone common form outside of a sentence with a preposition. It is used to reference multiple female secretaries within a prepositional phrase. The masculine counterpart for a group of male secretaries would use sekretarzy in the genitive, or sekretarze in the nominative, depending on the grammatical role in the sentence.

Examples:

- Rozmawialiśmy o sekretarkach pracujących w firmie. (We talked about the secretaries working at the company.)

- W sekretarkach tej firmy widzę profesjonalizm. (I see professionalism among the secretaries of this company.)

See also: sekretarka, sekretarki, sekretarze, sekretarzy.