Odgovornostmi

Odgovornostmi is the instrumental plural form of the Slovenian noun odgovornost, meaning responsibility or accountability. In Slovenian grammar, instrumental plural is used to express accompaniment or the means by which something is done, and in nominal phrases it can translate as “with responsibilities” or “through responsibilities.” The form is typically encountered in formal or official contexts where a group or set of duties is being described.

Morphology and usage

The base word odgovornost is feminine; its plural nominative is odgovornosti, and its instrumental plural is odgovornostmi. The instrumental form appears in phrases such as s odgovornostmi (with responsibilities), indicating a collection of duties carried by a person or organization. Common verb collocations include prevzeti odgovornost (to take responsibility) and nositi odgovornost za nekaj (to bear responsibility for something). The instrumental form thus helps specify the scope or distribution of duties within a group or system.

Semantics and context

Odgovornost encompasses both duty and accountability, focusing on the obligation to act properly and answer for outcomes. In organizational and legal discourse it is used to discuss allocation of tasks, liability, and governance. While synonyms like dolžnost (duty) and obveznost (obligation) are related, odgovornost emphasizes accountability for consequences as well as duties.

Cross-linguistic notes

Slovenian odgovornost has close cognates in other South Slavic languages, such as Croatian and Bosnian/Serbian, where similar forms and meanings appear. In English-language writing, the term is typically translated as responsibility or accountability. Odgovornostmi, specifically, is chiefly a grammatical form used to convey the presence or distribution of responsibilities within a subject.