Masivní

Masivní is a Czech adjective meaning massive or substantial in size, mass, or intensity. It is used to describe objects that are large, heavy, or densely built, as well as events, costs, or problems that are exceptionally significant. In figurative use it often conveys a sense of scale, importance, or force.

Grammatical notes are straightforward for native Czech usage. Masivní is a qualitative adjective and typically agrees with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case. In the nominative singular it appears as masivní for all genders, while the other forms change according to standard Czech adjective declension (for example masivního in the genitive singular, masivní in the accusative plural, etc.). It can function attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb.

Common contexts include descriptions of physical objects, architecture, and infrastructure (masivní dům, masivní konstrukce), as well as non-physical concepts (masivní investice, masivní nárůst, masivní problém). The term is versatile and widely understood in journalism, technical writing, and everyday speech. In stylistic use, masivní can sometimes carry a heightened tone, emphasizing scale or impact.

Etymology traces masivní to masiv, a noun referring to a solid mass or block, with the standard Czech suffix -ní to form an adjective. The word has parallels in many languages through the international root meaning mass or massive, and it is commonly paired with nouns to stress substantial size or effect.

See also: masiv, massiveness, massive (adjective).