skuteczna

Skuteczna is the feminine singular form of the Polish adjective skuteczny, meaning effective or efficacious. It is used to describe feminine nouns and indicates that something produces the desired result. For example: skuteczna metoda (an effective method), skuteczna terapia (an effective therapy), skuteczna kampania (an effective campaign). In Polish, adjectives agree with the gender, number, and case of the noun; common related forms include masculine singular skuteczny and neuter singular skuteczne, as well as plural forms such as skuteczni (masculine personal) and skuteczne (feminine/plural neuter).

Etymology and usage notes: skuteczna derives from the noun skutek, meaning effect or result, with the suffix -czny forming an adjective meaning “having an effect.” The word has been part of standard Polish for centuries. Skuteczna is widely used in everyday language, journalism, medicine, and business to describe actions, methods, drugs, or policies that achieve their intended outcomes. The related noun is skuteczność (effectiveness), and the adverb is skutecznie (effectively). In some contexts, synonyms such as efektywny can be used to emphasize efficiency rather than outcome.

See also: skuteczność, skutecznie, skuteczny, efektywny.