sztucznego

Sztucznego is a form of the Polish adjective sztuczny, meaning artificial or man-made. It is the genitive singular of sztuczny and is also the accusative singular for masculine animate nouns in certain constructions. In use, sztucznego describes nouns that are not natural but produced by humans or through artificial means. Examples include sztucznego światła (artificial light), sztucznego smaku (artificial flavor), and sztucznego serca (artificial heart).

In Polish grammar, feminine genitive would be sztucznej, while the neuter nominative or plural forms differ (for example, sztuczne as the neuter nominative plural). The form sztucznego often appears with masculine or neuter nouns in the genitive or accusative case, as in phrases that require those cases.

Semantically, sztuczny can imply deliberate fabrication, imitation, or contrivance, and its connotation can be neutral or negative depending on context. It frequently appears in scientific, technological, medical, and everyday language, where distinctions between artificial and natural or organic are relevant. Some common collocations include sztuczne słodziki (artificial sweeteners) and sztuczna inteligencja (artificial intelligence), the latter using a feminine form of the base adjective.

Etymology traces sztuczny to a root related to craft or technique and has historically signified something created by human skill rather than occurring naturally. The word remains a staple descriptor in discussions of technology, biology, and culture where artificial alternatives are contrasted with natural ones.