Verejné

Verajný? The Slovak adjective verejný means public, in the sense of belonging to or accessible by the general population, or of concern to the community rather than to private interests. It is used to describe things that are open, available, or funded by the state or local authorities, as opposed to private.

Common uses include references to institutions, services, and concepts tied to the public sphere. Examples are verejný sektor (public sector), verejná doprava (public transport), verejný záujem (public interest), and verejná mienka (public opinion). In legal and administrative contexts, verejný often contrasts with súkromný (private) and can appear in compounds such as verej’noprávny (public-law) or verejný činiteľ (a public figure). The adverbial form verejne means publicly or openly, as in verejne vyhlásil rozhodnutie (he publicly announced the decision).

Related forms include zverejniť (to publish or disclose to the public) and zverejnený (published, disclosed). The noun verejnosť denotes the public or the public sphere, while verejný as an attribute frequently modifies nouns to place them within the public domain.

Etymology and cognates: verejný is a Slavic adjective with cognates in other West Slavic languages, such as Czech veřejný and Polish publiczny, all sharing a root related to public or communal life.

In summary, verejný is a fundamental term in Slovak for describing what concerns, serves, or is accessible to the public, and it forms a core part of discourse about government, services, and civic life.