ubogiej

Ubogiej is the feminine singular genitive, dative, and locative form of the Polish adjective ubogi, meaning poor or impoverished. It appears before feminine nouns in non-nominative cases, for example in phrases like w ubogiej rodzinie (in a poor family) or dla ubogiej kobiety (for the poor woman). The form is not used as a stand-alone noun; it functions as an inflected adjective agreeing with a feminine noun.

Grammatical notes and usage

- Ubogi has three singular gender forms: ubogi (masculine), uboga (feminine nominative), ubogie (neuter). Ubogiej represents the feminine singular non-nominative cases.

- Common contexts are descriptive or evaluative, often found in literary, academic, or news registers when describing social or economic conditions.

- Other related forms include: ubogą (feminine accusative), ubogą rodzinę is the object form, and ubogiej rodzinie or ubogiej kobiecie illustrate genitive or dative/locative usage.

- The term is distinct from the noun ubóstwo (poverty) and the noun bieda; eg. ubogie rodziny vs. ubóstwo społeczności.

Etymology and cognates

- Ubogiej derives from the Polish adjective ubogi, itself a descendant of Old Polish and related to cognates in other West Slavic languages (for example Czech ubogý, Slovak ubogý), all meaning “poor.” The feminine form follows standard Polish feminine inflection patterns.

See also

- Ubogi (masculine form)

- Ubóstwo (poverty)

- Bieda (poverty, hardship)

Ubogiej thus functions as a specific grammatical form used to modify feminine nouns in non-nominative contexts, conveying the attribute of poverty in a grammatically concordant way.