Irrelevantní

Irrelevantní is a Czech adjective meaning not relevant or unrelated to the matter at hand. It is a loanword from the English word irrelevant and has become common in contemporary Czech, appearing in journalism, academia, business, and everyday speech.

In Czech, the concept of irrelevance is expressed with several closely related forms. The most common native negation is nerelevantní, formed with the prefix ne- attached to relevantní (the Czech equivalent of relevant). The English-influenced form irelevantní is also used, particularly in informal speech or contexts influenced by English-language media. Both forms convey that something does not pertain to the topic, does not affect the argument, or is not necessary for understanding.

The word is used both attributively and predicatively. Examples include: Tento argument je irelevantní pro naši diskusi. nebo Toto tvrzení je nerelevantní k tématu. In formal writing, the choice between nerelevantní and the anglicized irelevantní can reflect stylistic preference or audience familiarity with English terminology.

In broader usage, irrelevantní is closely tied to concepts of relevance in logic, statistics, and information processing, where determining what is relevant helps focus analysis and arguments. Related Czech terms include relevantnost (relevance) and relevantní (relevant). Overall, irrelevantní functions as a standard descriptor for information or elements that do not bear on a given issue.