widziana

Widziana is a Polish feminine singular form of the past passive participle of the verb widzieć (to see). As an adjective, it means “seen” or “perceived” and agrees in gender with the noun it modifies. It is used in attributive position before a feminine noun, as well as in predicative constructions with verbs such as być or zostać to indicate that someone or something has been seen by others. For example: “Kobieta widziana z okna” (a woman seen from the window) or “była widziana przez reporterów” (she was seen by reporters).

Morphology and usage: The full participle paradigm from widzieć yields widziany (masc.), widziana (fem.), widziane (neut./pl.). The feminine form widziana is used when the subject is a feminine noun. It is important to distinguish widziana from widoczny, which means visible in general rather than “seen by someone.”

Semantic notes: Widziana conveys that the act of seeing has occurred in relation to the subject, but it does not specify who did the seeing unless an agent is explicitly stated (e.g., “przez świadka” — by a witness). In journalistic or literary Polish, the form appears in contexts such as descriptions in reports or narrative passages, for instance “postać widziana na monitorze” (a figure seen on the monitor).

See also: widzieć, widziany, widoczny.