Zapomenuté

Zapomenuté is a Czech adjective formed from the verb zapomenout, meaning to forget. Used to describe things, places, people, or memories that have been forgotten, overlooked, or lost from memory. In everyday language it can express both casual forgetfulness and more deliberate neglect, depending on context. The form zapomenuté functions as the neuter singular and, in many contexts, as the common form before plural nouns, while masculine and feminine forms are zapomenutý and zapomenutá.

Etymology and grammar: Zapomenout is the verb meaning “to forget.” Its past participle serves as an adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies. The basic stems lead to zapomenutý (masculine singular), zapomenutá (feminine singular), and zapomenuté (neuter singular and often used before plural nouns). This construction is frequently seen in literature, journalism, and everyday speech to characterize memories, objects, or sites that have faded from awareness or record.

Usage and examples: Common phrases include zapomenuté místo (forgotten place), zapomenuté sny (forgotten dreams), or zapomenuté nápady (forgotten ideas). The term also appears in discussions of cultural memory, archaeology, and history to describe neglected or erased parts of the past.

See also: Memory, forgotten history, cultural memory. In Czech usage, zapomenuté serves as a concise descriptor of items or concepts that have slipped from recall or record, and it appears across genres from prose to academic writing.