Výsledkom

Výsledkom is the instrumental singular form of the noun výsledok, meaning result or outcome, used in Slovak and Czech. It denotes the result or consequence of a preceding action or process and typically appears in predicative constructions with linking verbs such as je or bolo, for example: Výsledkom projektu je zvýšenie zamestnanosti or Výsledkom dohody bola nová zmluva. In these constructions, výsl…odkom functions as a predicative noun in the instrumental case, naming the outcome rather than the agent or instrument.

Grammar and usage: The noun výsledek is masculine, and its instrumental singular form is výsledkom. It is used after the copula to state what has come about, and can also follow the preposition s to express satisfaction with the outcome: S výsledkom sme spokojní. In expressions of cause, Slovak normally prefers v dôsledku to mean “as a result of,” while výsledkom emphasizes the result itself rather than the causal mechanism.

Relation to related terms: The fundamental form is výsledok (result, outcome). Výsledkom specifically marks the instrumental case, indicating the nature of the outcome in predicative statements. The word is common in formal writing, reports, and analytic contexts, and it commonly collocates with nouns describing the action whose result is being named (projekty, dohody, práce, štúdie).

See also: výsledok, dôsledok, príčina.