dependentních

Dependentních is a Czech adjective form functioning as the genitive plural of dependentní, meaning dependent or rely upon. It appears mainly in technical or academic contexts and often as a calque from English dependent in specialized terminology. In standard Czech, more common equivalents are závislý (and its inflected forms) or phrases that explicitly express dependence, such as závislé proměnné for “dependent variables.”

Usage and context

Dependentních is used to describe plural nouns in the genitive case that denote elements upon which something depends. For example: vliv dependentních proměnných na výsledek (the influence of dependent variables on the result) or vztahy mezi dependentních událostech a následcích. Because dependentní is not part of everyday vocabulary for many speakers, writers often substitute with native Czech terms such as závislý/závislé or rephrase to avoid mixed or nonstandard phrasing in formal texts.

Morphology and alternatives

The form dependentních follows the inflection pattern of adjectives ending in -ný. It is the genitive plural form, used when the modified noun is plural and in the genitive case. In contexts where Czech style guides favor native terminology, phrases may instead use závislých proměnných, závislé vztahy, or závislé události, depending on gender and number.

See also

Závislý, závislost, závislé proměnné, podmínka.