Sjízdný

Sjízdný is a Czech adjective meaning drivable or passable for vehicle traffic. It describes surfaces such as roads, streets, tracks, or terrain that can be traversed by wheeled vehicles under current conditions. The term is commonly used in road-condition reports, weather forecasts, civil protection, forestry operations, and tourism planning. Its opposites are nesjízdný or neprůjezdný, depending on context.

The form changes with gender and number: masculine singular sjízdný, feminine singular sjízdná, neuter singular sjízdné; plural forms are sjízdní, sjízdné, and sjízdná in the appropriate gender-number agreement. The noun form is sjízdnost, referring to the state of being drivable or passable (e.g., “stav sjízdnosti”).

Usage and context: Sjízdný status is often temporary and influenced by weather and maintenance. Snow, ice, mud, flooding, or fallen vegetation can change a surface from sjízdný to nesjízdný. Reports may specify conditions such as “sjízdný pro osobní vozidla” or “sjízdný s obtížemi.” The term is closely related to, but distinct from, průjezdný, which emphasizes continued passage for traffic, sometimes under stricter conditions.

Etymology and related terms: The adjective is formed from the verb sjet (to become passable for driving) with the suffix -ný. Related nouns include sjízdnost (“passability”) and, in some contexts, průjezdnost (“through-ability” or passability for through traffic).