Minimalními

Minimalními is a Czech grammatical form, specifically the instrumental plural of the adjective minimální or minimální, meaning minimal. It is used when the attribute describes plural nouns and the sentence requires the instrumental case, for example after prepositions that govern the instrumental such as s or za.

The standard instrumental plural form is minimálními. The spelling minimalními is commonly regarded as a misspelling or typographical variant in formal Czech, though it may appear in some texts. The adjective minimální agrees with the noun in gender, number, and case; in plural instrumental it typically ends in -ními, as in minimálními náklady (with minimal costs) or minimálními podmínkami (under minimal conditions). This pattern also applies with masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns in the plural instrumental.

In usage, minimální is favored in technical, economic, and policy language to express thresholds, limits, or degrees, such as minimální mzda (minimum wage) or minimální počet (minimum number). The related adverb is minimálně, used to modify verbs or statements (např. minimálně dvojnásobek).

Originating from the Latin minimum through common European languages, the form minimální is now standard in Czech, with minimálními serving a regular role in plural instrumental constructions. For clarity, writers are advised to use minimálními rather than minimalními in formal Czech. See also minimální, minimálně, minimum.