Provjereni

Provjereni is a term used in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian to denote that something has been proven, tested, or verified. It functions as an adjective derived from the verb provjeriti, meaning to verify or check. The form provjereni is used for masculine plural or in contexts where the masculine form governs; feminine and neuter forms such as provjerena and provjereno exist to agree with the nouns they modify.

Usage of provjereni spans various domains. In journalism and public discourse, related forms like provjereno are used to label information or claims that have been fact-checked or corroborated. In everyday language, provjereni is applied to sources, data, products, or procedures to indicate reliability, credibility, and verifiability. In consumer and regulatory contexts, the term may appear in descriptions of tested or certified goods and in announcements emphasizing quality control or safety.

Etymology and morphology: provjereni originates from provjeriti (to verify) with the past participle forming an attributive adjective. The meaning centers on evidence, testing, and validation rather than belief or assumption, reflecting a linguistic preference for signaling credibility through verification.

Related terms include provjereno (neuter/adverbial) and provjeriti (the verb), which together cover the core concept of verification in Slavic languages. The concept of provjereni is widely understood in formal and informal communication as an indicator of checked and credible information or items.