zasypany

Zasypany is a Polish adjective and past participle derived from the verb zasypać, meaning to bury, cover, or pile up by throwing material on top. It denotes that something has been covered or filled by a layer of snow, earth, rubble, or other material, or that it is figuratively overwhelmed by an action. The form agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies: masculine singular zasypany; feminine singular zasypana; neuter singular zasypane; masculine personal plural zasypani; non-masculine personal plural zasypane.

Usage and context: In literal contexts, it is used to describe objects or places that have been physically covered. Examples include droga zasypana śniegiem (a road buried by snow) and dach zasypany gruzem (a roof buried by rubble). In a figurative sense, it can describe being overwhelmed or inundated, as in zasypany pytaniami (overwhelmed with questions).

Etymology and related forms: The word comes from zasypać, with related forms such as zasypywać (to bury repeatedly or to pile up), zasypanie (the act or result of burying), and zasypany in various gender and number forms to agree with the noun. In usage, zasypany typically conveys a resulting state (something that has already been covered) rather than the action of covering itself.

See also: zasypać, zasypywanie, zasypanie, śnieg, gruz.