Súkromnými

Súkromnými is the instrumental plural form of the Slovak adjective súkromný, meaning private. It is used to describe masculine or mixed-gender nouns in the instrumental case, often after the preposition so (with) in contexts that denote private entities or activities outside the public sector.

Grammar and usage: In Slovak, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. The instrumental plural form for masculine and mixed nouns ends with -nými, so súkromnými accompanies nouns in this case. The form appears in phrases such as so súkromnými firmami or so súkromnými spoločnosťami, indicating actions or relations conducted with private entities.

Contexts and meaning: Súkromnými is commonly found in economic, legal, or administrative texts when distinguishing private versus public sectors, or when referring to private entities, enterprises, or individuals. It does not denote a standalone concept but rather a grammatical form corresponding to the broader adjective súkromný (private) and its semantic field, which includes private property, private sector, and private individuals.

Examples:

- Vláda spolupracovala so súkromnými firmami. (The government collaborated with private firms.)

- Projekt bol realizovaný so súkromnými spoločnosťami. (The project was implemented with private companies.)

Related forms: The base adjective súkromný has other inflected forms for different cases, numbers, and genders (e.g., súkromný, súkromná, súkromné). The term is closely related to the Czech soukromý and to concepts such as private sector and private ownership in Slovak discourse.