wymagajacy

Wymagajacy (polish diacritics: wymagający) is an adjective in Polish that means demanding or requiring a high level of effort, skill, time, or resources. It can describe a task, a standard, or a person who sets high expectations and does not accept easy outcomes.

Etymology and forms: The word comes from the verb wymagac, meaning to require. The present participle suffix is -jący, giving wymagający for masculine forms. In Polish, adjectives inflect for gender and number, so you will also see wymagająca (feminine singular) and wymagające (neuter singular or plural in certain contexts). In writing without diacritics, the form wymagąjacy may appear as wymagąjacy or wymagalijacy in some texts, but the standard orthography uses wymagający.

Usage and nuance: Wymagajacy can have neutral, positive, or negative connotations depending on context and tone. It is common in professional and educational language to describe challenging tasks or curricula as wymagający, implying rigor and high standards. When referring to a person, as in “onas jest wymagający” or “ten nauczyciel jest wymagający,” it often suggests exactingness or high expectations, which can be perceived positively (motivating) or negatively (hard to satisfy).

Examples:

- To był naprawdę wymagający projekt, ale przyniósł wartościowe rezultaty.

- Ta osoba jest wymagająca, ale potrafi wskazać konkretne cele.

- Kurs oferuje wymagające zadania i porządkuje materiał.

Related terms: wymóg (requirement), wymaganie (demand or requirement). The term wymagać and its derivatives are closely connected to the concept of standards and expectations in Polish.