Opisovaní

Opisovaní is a term found in Czech linguistic and literary discussions used to refer to what is described in a text or to the act of describing. The word derives from the verb opisovat, meaning to describe, and from the past participle described as opisovaný. In standard Czech, opisovaný forms yield a masculine plural animate ending opisovaní, and the form can function as an adjective or, in some contexts, as a substantive meaning “the described ones.”

Grammatical note: opisovaný is the past participle used to describe a described subject. Its masculine plural animate form is opisovaní, which may modify nouns such as hrdinové (the described heroes). In practice, opisovaní is primarily a participial form; when used as a noun, it tends to appear in specialized or editorial contexts and is not as common in everyday language. Similar formations exist in related Slavic languages, reflecting parallel ways of marking description and depiction.

Usage in literature and analysis: in grammar and stylistics, opisovaní can denote the way a text presents or depicts its subjects—characters, settings, or events. In literary studies, the term may be used to discuss how description functions within a narrative, how subjects are portrayed, or how the descriptive layer shapes interpretation. It is related to, but distinct from, nouns such as opis (description) or vyobrazení (depiction).

See also: opis, popis, opisování, vyobrazení.