tekstowym

Tekstowym is the instrumental singular form of the Polish adjective tekstowy, meaning "textual" or "text-based." In Polish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case; for masculine and neuter nouns in the instrumental singular the form is tekstowym, while feminine instrumental singular is tekstową. The term itself is not a standalone concept but a grammatical form used in phrases describing text-related content, formats, or interfaces.

In usage, tekstowy describes things related to text rather than to images or audio. It appears in technical and everyday language in contexts such as the text mode and text formats. Common phrases include tryb tekstowy (text mode), format tekstowy (text format), and dane tekstowe (text data). The construction is typical for descriptions of data, interfaces, or documentation that emphasize written rather than graphical or multimedia elements.

Examples of usage include sentences like: Urządzenie może pracować w trybie tekstowym. The phrase z trybem tekstowym means "with the text mode." These patterns illustrate how the instrumental form tekstowym links a masculine or neuter noun to a textual attribute. While primarily a grammatical form, tekstowy and its declined variants are widely encountered in computing, linguistics, and documentation where distinction between text-based and other media is relevant.

See also: tekstowy (as an adjective), tryb tekstowy, format tekstowy.