szkodliwego

Szkodliwego is the genitive singular form of the Polish adjective szkodliwy, meaning harmful or injurious. It is used to modify a noun that is in the genitive case, for example szkodliwego wpływu (harmful influence) or szkodliwego produktu (harmful product). The base form szkodliwy is used in the nominative and other cases depending on gender and number.

In meaning, szkodliwy describes something that causes damage or negative effects, typically related to health, the environment, or welfare. The term is common in scientific, medical, regulatory, and everyday language. Typical collocations include szkodliwy wpływ, szkodliwe substancje, and szkodliwego działania substancji.

The genitive form szkodliwego appears in constructions where the described noun is in genitive singular or in broader genitive phrases. For example, in phrases like szkodliwego wpływu na zdrowie (harmful influence on health) or szkodliwego działania substancji (harmful action of a substance). The form reflects Polish’s gender-, number-, and case-based agreement rules for adjectives.

Etymologically, szkodliwy derives from szkoda, meaning damage or harm, with a derivational suffix that produces an adjective describing harm-causing properties. Related terms include nieszkodliwy (harmless) and niekorzystny (unfavorable), which help express complementary shades of meaning.