Zasnovan

Zasnovan is a Slovenian adjective formed as the past participle of the verb zasnovati, meaning to establish, found, or design. It describes something that has been conceived, prepared, or based on specific principles, ideas, or components. In use, it often signals the origin or basis of a project, product, or concept. The phrase zasnovan na is especially common to express basis, as in examples like: projekt je zasnovan na sodobnih tehnologijah.

In Slovenian, zasnovan agrees with the noun in gender and number. Common singular forms are zasnovan (masculine), zasnovana (feminine), and zasnovano (neuter). Examples include: Sistem je zasnovan na odprtokodnih rešitvah. Aplikacija je zasnovana na varnostnih standardih. The plural forms follow the same gender agreement patterns, for instance projekti so zasnovani na temelji podatkov.

Usage and nuance: zasnovan is widely used in technical writing, product development, architecture, and journalism to indicate deliberate design choices or that something is based on particular data, evidence, or principles. It can describe a plan, strategy, or theory that has been built in a specific way. Etymology-wise, zasnovan derives from zasnovati, with the prefix za- and the root snovati (to conceive or devise). Related terms include zasnova (design, concept) and zasnovati as the verb form from which the adjective is derived.