Popisující

Popisující is the present active participle of the Czech verb popisovat (to describe). It functions as a verbal adjective and is used to denote the act of describing, either as an attribute to a noun or within a descriptive clause. In practice, it describes either a person who describes or a thing that describes something.

Form and usage: The participle agrees with the noun in gender and number, behaving like an ordinary adjective. It can appear before the noun (popisující text) or after it (text popisující situaci). It also serves to introduce participial clauses that add descriptive information, for example: "Popisující osoba vysvětlila, co se stalo." In contrast to the active participle, the passive counterpart is popisovaný (described).

Semantic nuance: The term emphasizes the action of describing rather than possessing a completed description. It is common in formal and semi-formal prose and is used to convey ongoing or characteristic describing activity.

Etymology and related forms: Popisující is derived from the verb popisovat with the present active participle suffix -ující. Related forms include popisovat (to describe) and popisovaný (described, passive participle). The word is part of a broader Czech system of participles that function as adjectives.

Examples:

- Popisující text shrnuje hlavní body událostí.

- Popisující osoba vysvětlila, jak postupovat.