hodnotám

Hodnotám is the dative plural form of the Czech feminine noun hodnota, which means value, worth or importance. It is used when the indirect object of a sentence refers to multiple values or to values in a broader sense, such as moral, cultural, or numerical values.

In Czech, hodnota is declined as a feminine noun. Its dative plural form is hodnotám, while other plural forms are hodnoty (nominative and accusative), hodnotách (locative), and hodnotami (instrumental). Thus, hodnotám is specifically the form used for phrases like “to the values” or “for the values.”

Etymology traces hodnota to Proto-Slavic roots meaning value or worth, with related terms found across Slavic languages. The word has developed various senses, including ethical values, economic value (price), and general importance.

Usage notes:

- Hodnotám appears in sentences where the action is directed toward the values of something or is attributed to those values. For example: Rozhodnutí prospělo hodnotám společnosti. (The decision benefited the values of society.)

- It is common in discussions of ethics, culture, economics, and data that talk about what is valued by a group, organization, or society.

- The form contrasts with hodnoty (nominative/accusative plural “values”), hodnotích (locative plural), and hodnotami (instrumental plural), which serve different syntactic roles.

Overall, hodnotám functions as a grammatical tool to express beneficiaries or targets in the plural sense of “values” within Czech syntax. See also hodnota for the base noun, and related plural forms for full declined usage.