Regulována

Regulována is a Czech past passive participle form derived from the verb regulovat, meaning to regulate. It is the feminine singular form used in passive constructions to indicate that something has been regulated. In Czech, past passive participles agree with the gender and number of the subject, so regulována accompanies feminine singular nouns.

Usage and examples

Regulována is typically found in formal or bureaucratic language, often with the auxiliary verb být in past tense. For example, Situace byla regulována means “the situation was regulated.” The form can also appear in attributive position with a feminine singular noun, describing something that has been subjected to regulation in the past.

Relation to related forms

Regulována belongs to a family of forms derived from regulovat (to regulate). The masculine singular past passive participle is regulován, and the neuter singular is regulováno. The related noun regulace means regulation, and other derivatives include regulátor (regulator) and regulovaný (regulated, masculine).

Etymology and usage notes

The root regul- comes from the noun regula (rule) and is common in Czech for terms related to control, governance, and standardization. Regulována is most appropriate when the subject is feminine and the action of regulation is described in the past.

See also

Regulace, regulátor, regulovaný.

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