zabezpieczeni

Zabezpieczeni is a Polish term formed as the masculine personal plural of the participial adjective derived from the verb zabezpieczać (to secure, to protect) or zabezpieczyć. In ordinary usage it describes those who have been secured or protected, most often referring to people or animate subjects. In grammatical terms, zabezpieczeni functions as an adjective in the masculine plural and agrees with a plural masculine noun, such as osoby, pracownicy, or uczestnicy. For inanimate objects, different past participles are used, for example zabezpieczone.

Etymology and grammar: The form comes from the root zabezpiec- and the participial suffix -eni. It is contrasted with zabezpieczony (singular masculine), zabezpieczona (singular feminine), and zabezpieczone (plural inanimate) which are used for non-person nouns. The word zabezpieczeni can occur in formal or administrative language to indicate that certain people have been afforded protection, security measures, or other protective status.

Usage and context: Zabezpieczeni is most natural when referring to people who are protected or covered by safety measures, protection plans, or legal safeguards. Examples include: Zabezpieczeni pracownicy otrzymali dodatkowe szkolenia w zakresie BHP. W dokumentach użyto sformułowania, że osoby zabezpieczeni mają dostęp do określonych zasobów. For non-person nouns, Polish would typically use zabezpieczone (e.g., zabezpieczone środki, zabezpieczone mienie).

See also: zabezpieczenie, zabezpieczyć, zabezpieczać, ubezpieczenie.