wszyscy

Wszyscy is a Polish term meaning "everyone" or "all people." It functions as a determiner or pronoun that refers to the totality of a group and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. The masculine personal form is wszyscy; feminine plural is wszystkie; neuter plural is also typically all- encompassing as wszystkie in contemporary usage. The genitive plural form is wszystkich.

In use, wszyscy appears in subject position or with a verb, to emphasize that every member of the group is included. Examples: Wszyscy przyszli na spotkanie. Wszyscy są gotowi. When referring to feminine or neuter nouns, the form switches to wszystkie: Wszystkie kobiety przyszły na obiad. Wszystkie dzieci były grzeczne.

The genitive plural form wszystkich is used in constructions requiring genitive, such as after negation or with certain prepositions: Nie wszystkich zaproszono. Dla wszystkich uczestników przygotowano materiał. Spośród wszystkich członków wybrano przedstawiciela. These forms allow precise expression of inclusion or exclusion within a group.

Semantically, wszyscy often conveys a strong sense of totality or universality, and it is common in formal, literary, and media language as well as everyday speech. It is contrasted with nearly everyone (prawie wszyscy) or some of them (niektórzy), which temper inclusivity. Related terms include wszystko (everything) for a neuter singular referent and wszystkie (all) for feminine and neuter plural nouns.