Konverzací

Konverzací is the instrumental singular form of the Czech noun konverzace, which primarily denotes a conversation or dialogue between people. The basic noun konverzace refers to talk, informal discussion, or a formal interview, depending on context. In specialized technical contexts, Czech more often uses konverze or přeměna to express the idea of conversion or transformation, rather than konverzace.

Etymology and usage notes: konverzace is a loanword borrowed into Czech from the German Konversation or the French conversation, with influence from Latin through those routes. The word is feminine: konverzace (nom), konverzace (gen), konverzaci (dat/loc), konverzaci (acc), konverzaci (voc), konverzaci (loc), and konverzací (instrumental). The instrumental form konverzací is used after prepositions requiring instrumental, for example with the preposition s: S konverzací you can say “with a conversation.” The locative form during a conversation is při konverzaci.

Examples:

- Při konverzaci s klientem je důležité naslouchat. (During a conversation with a client, it is important to listen.)

- Z konverzací vyplývá několik návrhů. (From the conversations, several proposals emerge.)

- S konverzací můžeme dosáhnout lepšího porozumění. (With a conversation, we can achieve better understanding.)

See also konverzace, konverze. Konverzací is primarily a grammatical form; the base noun konverzace covers the general idea of talk, while konverze expresses literal conversion.