hypotetických

Hypotetických is the genitive plural form of the Czech adjective hypotetický, meaning hypothetical. In Czech, adjectives decline to agree with nouns in gender, number and case, and the genitive plural form is hypotetických. This form is used to describe nouns that themselves are in the genitive plural, or to express relation to hypothetical things in phrases such as hypotetických scénářů or hypotetických situací.

Origin and meaning: hypotetický derives from Greek hypotētikós, meaning “placed under a hypothesis” or “pertaining to a hypothesis,” and entered Czech through historical borrowing processes. The word carries a formal or technical nuance, often found in scientific, philosophical or analytical writing.

Usage: Hypotetických appears in phrases that discuss things assumed for the sake of argument or analysis. Examples include hypotetických scénářů (hypothetical scenarios), hypotetických situací (hypothetical situations) or hypotetických okolností (hypothetical circumstances). The form cannot stand alone as a meaningful unit; it functions as a descriptor that must accompany a noun in the genitive plural.

Related forms: The base adjective hypotetický is used in non-genitive contexts (e.g., hypotetická situace, hypotetické scénáře). The adverb hypoteticky means “hypothetically.” Distinctions between hypothetical content and actual content are typically made by choosing the appropriate case, number and article structure in Czech.

See also: hypotetický, hypoteticky.