uczniami

uczniami is the instrumental plural form of the Polish noun uczni (student). It is used to express accompaniment, means, or association in the context of one's actions or experiences, equivalent to “with the students” or “by the students” in English.

The base noun uczni (male) or uczni (female) denotes a person who is enrolled in an educational institution, typically a school or a higher‑education program. The instrumental case in Polish is formed by adding the suffix –ami to the plural stem – uczeń → uczniami. The form functions grammatically like other instrumental plural words: it can appear after prepositions such as z (with), przy (by), or w (in), and it can serve as a noun that answers the question “kto? / co?” in the instrumental case.

Common expressions include “uczniami szkoły” (the students of the school), “zgadzać się uczniami” (to agree with the students), and “uczniami być” (to be a student). In written Polish it often occurs in academic or bureaucratic contexts where precise case endings are required.

Etymologically, uczni derives from the Proto‑Slavic učnikъ, meaning “learner” or “pupil.” The instrumental plural form follows the standard Polish inflection pattern for masculine personal nouns, confirming its grammatical consistency. The term, while less frequently seen as a standalone word in informal speech, remains a fundamental component of Polish syntax and vocabulary.