Spravovány

Spravovány is a Czech word derived from the verb spravovat, meaning to manage, administer, or oversee. It is a passive participle form used with feminine plural subjects and appears in passive constructions such as with the auxiliary být in present or past tenses (for example, jsou spravovány).

Usage and meaning

The form denotes that something is being managed or administered by someone else. It is commonly used to describe institutions, systems, records, or other entities that are under organization or control by authorities or organizations. In formal, administrative, or legal texts, spravovány can function as an adjective-like descriptor of the affected entities.

Grammatical notes

Spravovány agrees with a feminine plural subject. It is part of the broader verbal system built from spravovat. Related nouns include správa (administration, management) and správce (administrator), which share a semantic field around oversight and governance.

Examples

Tyto instituce jsou spravovány mezinárodními orgány. In these sentences, feminine plural subjects are described as being managed by external authorities. V minulosti byly spravovány státními orgány, indicating past administration by authorities.

See also

Správa, správce, spravování. These terms are closely related in meaning and usage to the concept of administration and management described by spravovány.