Znamenajícího

Znamenajícího is a grammatical form in Czech, specifically the genitive singular masculine form of the present active participle znamenající. The base participle znamenající is derived from the verb znamenat, meaning to mean or signify, and it functions as an adjective, describing a noun by indicating what it means or signifies. The genitive form znamenajícího is used when the participle modifies a masculine singular noun in the genitive case.

Etymology and form. The present active participle is built from the verb znamenat with the adjectival suffix -jící. Like other Czech present participles, znamenající agrees with the noun it accompanies in gender, number, and case. In the genitive singular masculine, the ending becomes -ého, yielding znamenajícího. Beyond this form, the participle has corresponding endings for other cases and genders (for example, nominative znamenající for masculine, feminine, and neuter in many contexts).

Usage. Znamenajícího appears most often in formal or written Czech, such as definitions, technical texts, dictionaries, and literary prose, where compact expression is required. It can introduce a relative-like description of a noun, indicating that the noun (often a concept, term, or object) signifies or denotes something. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for simpler constructions, but znamenajícího remains clear in contexts that require precise specification of meaning or signification.

Examples. To je znamenající okamžik. (This is a meaningful/significant moment.) Pojem znamenající význam bývá uveden ve slovnících a tematických textech. (The term meaning significance is often given in dictionaries and topical texts.)

See also. znamenat, znamení, znamenání, present participles in Czech.