szanowane

Szanowane is a Polish adjective formed from the verb szanować (to respect, to honor). It conveys the sense of being honored or esteemed and is used to describe nouns that are held in high regard by people, organizations, or society. It can modify people, institutions, places, or works, signaling esteem in formal or ceremonial language. Examples include szanowane miejsce (an esteemed place) or szanowane osoby (esteemed people).

Grammatical notes: szanowane is the past passive participle form of szanować and agrees with the noun in gender and number. The basic paradigm includes szanowany (masc. singular), szanowana (fem. singular), and szanowane (neuter singular or plural for feminine or mixed groups). The masculine personal plural form is szanowani, while other plural groups can also appear as szanowane depending on the noun’s gender composition. In practice, szanowane commonly appears with neuter singular nouns or with plural nouns referring to groups of people or things.

Usage: the term is most common in formal, official, or ceremonial contexts. It functions both attributively (szanowane miejsce) and predicatively (to miejsce jest szanowane). It expresses a collective or institutional regard rather than a personal compliment and is often found in media, speeches, and official texts to denote high status or respected status of subjects.

Etymology and related terms: szanowane derives from szanować, with the noun szacunek meaning "respect." Related terms include szanować (to respect) and other forms of the participle used in similar ways to indicate esteem.