Praktickém

Praktickém is a grammatical form of the Czech adjective praktický, which means practical, useful, or based on practice. In standard usage, praktický describes nouns, and praktickém is a specific inflected form used with certain nouns in particular grammatical cases.

Grammatical notes

Praktickém is the locative singular form of the adjective for masculine and neuter nouns. It is used after locative-requiring prepositions such as o (about), v (in), na (on/in contexts), and similar constructions. For example: o praktickém řešení (about a practical solution), v praktickém prostředí (in a practical environment), na praktickém základě (on a practical basis). The corresponding instrumental singular form is praktickým, which serves a different case and syntactic role.

Meaning and usage

The underlying meaning remains the same as the base adjective: describing things that are practical, functional, or grounded in real use rather than theory. The form praktickém does not carry a standalone meaning; its function is to Agreement with a masculine or neuter noun in the locative singular within a sentence.

Etymology

The adjective praktický derives from praxtice-related roots found in Czech pra- praxe (practice) and the suffix -ický, with influence from the broader European semantic field of practical knowledge. The term ultimately traces back to Latin-based lexical materials common in the Germanic and Latin-speaking spheres that shaped Czech vocabulary.

See also

praktický, praxe, praktičnost, pragmatismus.