globálních

Globálních is a declined form of the Czech adjective globální, meaning global or worldwide. It is used to describe things that pertain to or affect the whole world, and appears in discussions about politics, economy, environment, science, and technology. In Czech, globální is a common loanword from English and is widely used in both formal and informal language.

Etymology and usage: Globální entered Czech as part of the globalization discourse and has become a standard term to indicate world-scale scope. It is often paired with nouns referring to phenomena or entities that span borders, such as markets, problems, or topics. The corresponding adverb form is globálně, used to describe actions performed on a global scale.

Grammar and forms: Globální is a soft adjective that follows regular declension patterns. The form globálních is the genitive plural and the locative plural, used with nouns in those cases. For example: Řešení globálních problémů vyžaduje mezinárodní spolupráci (genitive plural). O globálních tématech se diskutovalo na konferenci (locative plural). Na globálních trzích se objevily nové investice (locative plural). The related noun phrase should be understood as “global/global-scale ...” in the plural.

See also: The term has close relatives such as globální ekonomika (global economy) and regionální (regional). In contrast, lokální means local, and celosvětový or světový can be used for similar meanings in different contexts.