sterujcych

Sterujcych is a grammatical form in Polish derived from the verb sterować, meaning to control or operate. It is the present active participle sterujący in a declined form, used as an adjective or, in some contexts, as a noun referring to the people or entities that control something.

Grammatically, sterujcych corresponds to the masculine personal genitive plural (and accusative plural) of sterujący. The base stem steruj- comes from the participle pattern with the suffix -ący, while the ending -ych marks the plural genitive/accusative. In standard Polish, the corresponding and more common spelling for this function is sterujących. The form sterujcych is thus a less typical variant and may appear in some texts or dialectal usages, but it is not the normative form in contemporary grammar.

Usage and meaning: as a modifier, sterujcych describes controllers or controlling agents, for example in technical, organizational, or administrative contexts. It conveys a sense of agency related to control or operation of a system, device, or process. In modern writing, authors typically employ sterujących when referring to groups or individuals who exercise control, while sterujcych may be encountered as an archaic, regional, or nonstandard variant.

See also: Polish grammar, present participles, adjectival forms, masculine personal declensions.