Definovaným

Definovaným is the instrumental singular form of the Czech adjective and past participle definovaný, which comes from the verb definovat (to define). It functions like an adjective in Czech grammar and is used when a noun is in the instrumental case, or to describe the manner in which something is defined. In standard usage, it conveys that something has been defined, specified, or stated in a defined way.

Usage and meaning

In formal, technical, or academic writing, definovaným is used to indicate that a process, term, or description has been defined or specified. It often appears in phrases describing procedures or explanations carried out in a defined manner. For example, the phrase postoup byl popsán definovaným způsobem means that the procedure was described in a defined manner.

Grammatical notes

Definovaným declines like an ordinary Czech adjective/past participle. In the instrumental singular, masculine or neuter nouns take definovaným. The feminine singular instrumental form is definovanou, and the plural instrumental form is definovanými. This pattern is typical for adjectives formed with the suffix -ovaný from verbs like definovat.

Etymology and related forms

The form definovaným derives from definovaný (defined), itself from the verb definovat (to define). The root is related to the noun definice (definition). In Czech, as in related Slavic languages, the word participates in the same declension patterns as other defined adjectives and participles.

See also

definovat, definice, definovaný, definovaný výraz.