Oekávaný

Oekávaný is a non-diacritic representation of a Central European adjective that corresponds to the Slovak očakávaný (and the Czech ocekávaný) and means “expected” or “anticipated.” It is formed from the verb meaning to expect and is used to describe something that is foreseen or hoped for.

In Slovak, the word participates in standard adjective agreement: masculine singular očakávaný, feminine očakávaná, neuter očakávané; in plural forms it changes to appropriately match the noun. The same root appears in the verb očakávať, meaning to expect. In Czech, the corresponding form is očekávaný. When diacritics are omitted, these words can appear as ocakavany or oekavaný, which may lead to ambiguity in ASCII-only text.

Word usage typically involves contexts such as measurements, dates, results, or outcomes that are anticipated: očakávaný výsledok (expected result), očakávaný dátum (expected date). The concept is common across Slovak and Czech and often appears in journalism, planning documents, and everyday speech.

Orthography and encoding notes: in digital text where diacritics are unavailable or undesirable, speakers may resort to non-diacritic spellings, but this can obscure pronunciation and cause confusion with other words. In standard written Slovak and Czech, the diacritics are retained to convey the precise meaning and grammatical form.