Existujúci

Existujúci is a Slovak adjective meaning existing or currently in existence. It is used to describe something that exists at the present time or within a given context, as opposed to something hypothetical or non-existent. The word is formed from the verb existovať (to exist) with the present participle suffix -júci, and it functions as a regular attributive adjective in Slovak.

Grammatically, existujúci inflects like other adjectives and agrees with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case. The basic nominative forms are existujúci (masculine singular), existujúca (feminine singular), and existujúce (neuter singular). In the plural, forms typical for adjectives apply as well: existujúci (masculine), existujúce (feminine), and existujúce (neuter) in the nominative, with corresponding endings in other cases. The adjective can also be used predicatively in a nominal phrase, for example with a linking verb: Toto je existujúci problém.

Usage and nuance: existujúci often appears in technical, legal, philosophical, or formal writing to specify an issue or state that currently exists. Its negative counterpart is neexistujúci, meaning non-existent or not existing. The word blends the sense of actuality with objectivity, making it common in descriptions of conditions, states of affairs, or previously identified phenomena.

Examples: existujúci problém (the existing problem); existujúce stavy (the existing states); neexistujúci jav (a non-existent phenomenon).