Stredná

Strednú is the feminine singular accusative form of the Slovak adjective stredný, meaning middle, central, or secondary. In Slovak, adjectives agree with the noun they modify by gender, number and case; thus strednú appears with feminine nouns in the accusative. It is commonly seen in phrases about education or levels, for example strednú školu (the secondary school) or dosiahnuť strednú úroveň vzdelávania (to reach an intermediate level of education).

Grammatical notes: In Slovak, feminine singular forms of adjectives decline across cases. For the adjective stredný, the nominative is stredná, the accusative is strednú, while the genitive, dative and locative are strednej, and the instrumental is strednou. Therefore strednú is specifically the accusative form used when the feminine noun it modifies is the direct object or follows prepositions that require the accusative in movement-oriented contexts.

Usage context: The form is widely encountered in education-related phrases, but also in other contexts where a feminine noun denoting a middle or intermediate quality is the object. Learners should note that strednú is not a standalone word with a meaning beyond its role as an inflected form; its meaning derives from the base adjective stredný.

Examples: Navštívili sme strednú školu. Chcel by som ísť na strednú školu. Dosiahla strednú úroveň vzdelávania.