Pripojenou

Pripojenou is the feminine singular accusative form of the past passive participle of the Czech verb připojit, meaning to connect or attach. The base participle in masculine singular is připojený, with feminine nominative form připojená and feminine accusative form připojenou. The form pripojenou is used when describing a feminine noun that has already been connected or attached to something else, and it appears in sentences requiring the accusative case.

Usage and context:

The adjective-like participle is common in technical and everyday language to indicate that an object is already linked or joined to another object or system. For example, Připojenou kameru nebylo možné zapnout describes a camera that has already been connected but cannot be powered on. In written Czech, the diacritic form připojenou is standard; in non-diacritic transcriptions, it appears as pripojenou.

Related forms and notes:

Pripojenou is part of a family of forms derived from připojit, including the masculine připojený, feminine nominative připojená, and neuter připojené. The noun form related to the concept of a connection is připojení, meaning “connection” or “attachment.” The term frequently occurs in IT, telecommunications, hardware documentation, and descriptions of wired or wireless setups where components are described as already linked.

See also:

připojit, připojení, připojená, připojené.