Ovplyvnená

Ovplyvnená is a Slovak feminine singular past participle of the verb ovplyvniť, meaning "to influence." It functions as an adjective or predicative complement and indicates that someone or something has been affected or influenced by something else. The form agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies: ovplyvnený (masc.), ovplyvnená (fem.), ovplyvnené (neuter). It is used in the perfective aspect and most commonly in passive constructions: "bola ovplyvnená médiami" (she/it was influenced by the media).

In everyday language, ovplyvnená describes opinions, decisions, behavior, or events that have been shaped by external forces such as media, culture, propaganda, or social environment. It typically answers questions about how something came to be in a certain state: what influenced it.

Examples include: "Študentka bola ovplyvnená názorom rodičov." (The female student was influenced by her parents' opinion.) "Knižnica bola ovplyvnená digitalizáciou" (The library was influenced by digitization). The term is commonly used across contexts such as politics, media studies, sociology, and cultural analysis to denote a resulting influence on people or institutions.

Etymology and related forms: derived from the verb ovplyvniť; related words include ovplyvnenie (influence, effect) and the imperfective counterpart ovplyvňovať. See also ovplyvniť, ovplyvnenie, and ovplyvňovať for related semantic fields and grammatical usage.