• Listen

  What it means

  Latin for “after the fact.” Used in Polish formal, legal, and academic language to describe analysis or evaluation done after an event has already occurred — looking back rather than forward.

  Vocabulary

  • ex post — after the fact / retrospectively (Latin)

  Grammar note

  An uninflected Latin phrase used as an adverb. Its counterpart is 'ex ante' (before the fact / prospectively).

  Cultural context

  Widely used in Polish economics, law, and public administration. Polish speakers are comfortable switching to Latin phrases in formal registers.

  Advanced

Noticed a typo, a wrong translation, or anything that doesn't look right? We'd love to fix it — just let us know via the contact page. Thank you!