Modernjími

Modernjími is a nonstandard form that may appear in Czech texts but is not part of standard orthography or reputable dictionaries. It is typically a misspelling or OCR artifact for one of two correct instrumental plural forms of Czech adjectives: the positive degree moderními or the comparative modernějšími.

In standard Czech, there are two related forms. Moderními is the instrumental plural of the positive adjective moderní, meaning “modern,” as in s moderními domy, “with modern houses.” Modernějšími is the instrumental plural of the comparative modernější, meaning “more modern,” as in s modernějšími domy, “with more modern houses.”

Possible causes of the nonstandard form include typographical mistakes, incorrect hyphenation, or a learner’s misremembering of Czech spelling rules. It may also arise from text recognition errors where the sequence j í is misread or inserted. Because modernjími is not recognized in normative references, it should be corrected to moderními or modernějšími depending on the intended meaning.

Overall, modernjími is best treated as an erroneous spelling rather than a separate lexical item. Writers should use moderními for the instrumental plural of moderní and modernějšími for the instrumental plural of modernější.

See also: Czech orthography; adjectives; instrumental case; comparative forms; Czech language.