Opakovujúca

Opakovujúca is a Slovak present active participle formed from the verb opakovať, meaning to repeat. It functions as an adjective or participle and describes something that repeats, recurs, or occurs again. The feminine singular nominative form opakovujúca is used with feminine nouns, for example opakovujúca sa situácia (a recurring situation) or opakovujúca sa chyba (a repeated error). The form changes for gender and number in the same way as other participles: masculine opakovujúci, neuter opakovujúce, with corresponding plural forms.

In usage, opakovujúca often conveys ongoing recurrence rather than a single past repetition, and it is common in descriptive writing, journalism, and technical descriptions. With the reflexive particle sa, it can describe a situation that repeats itself: opakovujúca sa choroba (a recurrent illness), opakovajúca sa otázka (a recurring question). The construction highlights the sense of repetition or recurrence rather than simply a past event.

Etymology and related forms: opakovujúca is built from the root opakovať with the suffix -ujúca, forming a present active participle. Related terms include opakovať (to repeat), opakovanie (repetition, noun), opakovateľný (repeatable), and opakovaný (repeated). Distinctions exist between opakovujúca (ongoing recurrence) and other forms that emphasize finished repetition or potential repeatability.

See also: opakovať, opakovanie, opakovateľný.