Konkrétnímu

Konkrétnímu is a Czech grammatical form, not a standalone lexical item. It is the dative singular masculine and neuter form of the adjective konkrétní, meaning specific or particular. The form is used when the adjective modifies a masculine or neuter noun in the dative case.

Morphology and usage

In Czech, adjectives decline to reflect the case, number, and gender of the noun they describe. Konkrétnímu appears in the dative singular, typically with masculine animate nouns (and sometimes neuter nouns) in contexts where something is given, communicated, or attributed to a specific, designated entity. For example:

- Grant byl udělen konkrétnímu výzkumníkovi. (The grant was awarded to a particular researcher.)

- Podpora byla poskytnuta konkrétnímu městu. (Support was provided to a particular city.)

Etymology and register

Konkrétní is derived from the Latin concretus via Germanic and Romance-influenced Czech vocabulary development. The word conveys the sense of definiteness or specification (as opposed to vague or general). Konkrétnímu, as the dative form, is common in formal, technical, and administrative language, but the underlying adjective konkrétní is widely used in everyday speech as well.

Related forms and notes

Konkrétní is a versatile adjective with numerous inflected forms across cases, numbers, and genders. The adverb form is konkrétně, meaning “specifically” or “in particular.” The term konktrétnímu specifically functions within sentences requiring the dative case for masculine or neuter nouns.

See also

konkrétně, konkrétní, Czech grammar, Czech adjectives, dative case.