dlhodobému

Dlhouhodobému is the dative singular form of the Czech adjective dlouhodobý, meaning long-term or prolonged in duration. It is used to modify masculine and neuter nouns in the dative case, for example when indicating purpose, direction, or attribution to a noun described as long-lasting. The form appears in sentences such as “přispět dlouhodobému plánu” (to a long-term plan) or “zaměřit se na dlouhodobému řešení” (to a long-term solution). Because Czech adjectives agree with the noun they modify, the exact ending reflects the gender and case of the noun, so the corresponding forms include dlouhodobému for masculine and neuter in the dative.

Grammatical background and usage: dlouhodobý derives from the combined sense of length and duration, distinguishing actions, plans, effects, or conditions that extend over an extended period. In practice, dlouhodobému is most commonly encountered in formal or technical language, particularly in domains such as economics, planning, healthcare, environment, and policy. It often appears in phrases with verbs that govern dative objects or indirect objects, or after prepositions that require the dative, depending on the syntactic construction.

Relation to related terms: the base adjective dlouhodobý has feminine and other case forms (e.g., dlouhodobá, dlouhodobé, dlouhodobým), all agreeing with the noun they modify. The term is closely related to phrases describing duration and time horizons and contrasts with krátkodobý (short-term) in Czech usage.

Etymology: dlouhodobý is a compound formed from dlouhý (long) and doba (time period), standard in Czech for expressing duration over an extended future.