informovanou

Informovanou is a Czech grammatical form that functions as the feminine singular accusative of the adjective informovaný, meaning “informed.” It indicates that the feminine noun it modifies has received information or is characterized as being informed. The form is created from the verb informovat (to inform) with the past participle suffix -ovaný and the feminine singular accusative ending -ou. In use, informovanou appears before a feminine noun in the accusative case, for example: viděl jsem informovanou ženu. A common collocation is informovanou veřejnost (the informed public).

The adjective informovaný has other gender and case forms, such as informovaná (nominative feminine singular), informovaný (masculine nominative), or informovaného (masculine animate accusative). The exact form depends on the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies.

In practice, informovanou tends to appear in formal or written Czech, particularly in contexts involving information dissemination or assessments of knowledge. It is often used with verbs of informing or describing the state of knowledge, for example: Je důležité informovat informovanou veřejnost (It is important to inform the informed public). The participle can also be used in passive constructions with the appropriate agreement, such as byla informována (she was informed), where common usage favors the simple passive past rather than the attributive form informovanou.

See also: informovaný, informovat.