Zmenami

Zmenami is a Slovak word that functions as the instrumental plural form of the feminine noun zmena, which means change, alteration, or amendment. In everyday language and in written documents, zmenami appears in phrases that indicate changes that have been made, are being proposed, or should be implemented. For example, a sentence such as Zmluva bola schválená so zmenami translates to The contract was approved with changes. In legislative and administrative contexts, zmenami is commonly used with prepositions such as s or so, as in s zmenami v zákone, meaning with changes in the law.

Grammatically, zmenami is formed by adding the instrumental plural ending -ami to the stem zmena. This pattern is typical for feminine nouns ending in -a in the singular. The form is not used as a standalone noun but as a case-inflected variant of zmena, appropriate for specifying the manner or means by which changes are involved.

Etymologically, zmena derives from the Slavic root associated with the concept of change or alteration, and its present form in Slovak reflects standard inflection for feminine nouns in the instrumental plural. The term is widely understood across Slovak prose, legal texts, and administrative language, where it denotes amendments, modifications, or adjustments within documents, agreements, and laws.

See also: zmena (change), zmeny (nominal plural), amendment, legislative language.