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winnego

Winnego is the genitive singular form of the Polish adjective winny, meaning guilty or responsible for wrongdoing. It is used to indicate guilt or liability and is typically applied with masculine nouns. The form winnego serves as the masculine genitive singular and the masculine accusative singular. Other forms of the same adjective include winny (masculine nominative), winna (feminine), winne (neuter/plural), and winnych (genitive plural). In legal and formal Polish, winnego commonly appears in phrases such as za winnego (as the guilty party) and odpowiedzialność winnego (the responsibility of the guilty party). A typical sentence is: Oskarżony był uważany za winnego.

The term is etymologically derived from the adjective winny; its use is widespread in standard Polish, and

it
contrasts
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winna
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a
female
subject
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winni
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multiple
male
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