Dôkladne

Dôkladne is an adverb in Slovak meaning thoroughly or carefully. It describes the manner in which an action is performed, indicating thoroughness, attention to detail, and completeness. It is derived from the adjective dôkladný, meaning thorough or meticulous.

In standard Slovak, dôkladne is the adverbial form of dôkladný and is invariable; it does not change for gender, number, or case. It is typically placed after the verb it modifies, for example: robiť niečo dôkladne.

Common collocations include dôkladne skontrolovať, dôkladne zvážiť, dôkladne sa pripraviť. It can be used in both everyday speech and formal or technical writing.

Examples:

Pred uzavretím zmluvy by ste mali dôkladne prečítať všetky podmienky.

Projekt bol dôkladne preskúmaný tímom odborníkov.

Dôkladne contrasts with related adverbs such as starostlivo (with care) and precízne (with precision); while they overlap, dôkladne emphasizes completeness and thoroughness of the action itself.

Related terms include dôkladnosť (thoroughness) and dôkladný (thorough). The adverb dôkladne is cognate with similar forms in related Slavic languages, such as čeština důkladně.