Konkurentska

Konkurentska is a feminine adjective used in several South Slavic languages, including Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Slovenian. It denotes something related to competition or the competitive aspect. The base nouns are konkurencija (competition) and konkurent (competitor), and the adjective is formed with the feminine ending -ska. As an adjective, konkurentska agrees with a feminine singular noun, for example konkurentska prednost (competitive advantage) or konkurentska politika (competition policy).

In grammar, konkurentska has masculine and neuter counterparts: konkurentski and konkurentsko, respectively. It is commonly employed in economic, legal, sports, and business contexts to describe competitive conditions, strategies, or characteristics. Phrases such as konkurentske mjere (competition measures) or konkurentske prednosti appear in professional discourse, news reporting, and academic writing.

Etymology and regional use: the term originates from the noun konkurencija (competition) and the root konkurent (competitor), with the suffix -ska marking the feminine adjective. The word reflects the broader concept of competition present across many European languages and is borrowed into the South Slavic lexicon through standard linguistic development. While not a proper noun, konkurentska functions as a descriptive term that can modify a wide range of feminine nouns.

See also: konkurencija, konkurentski, konkurent.