jemnými

jemnými is the instrumental plural form of the Czech adjective jemný, meaning soft, gentle, or delicate. It is used to modify nouns in the instrumental case, often to express the manner in which an action is performed or how something is perceived or experienced.

In Czech grammar, adjectives in the instrumental plural take the ending -nými. This form is used across genders in the plural, so jemnými can modify masculine, feminine, or neuter plural nouns when the instrumental case is required. Examples include jemnými doteky (with gentle touches), jemnými slovy (with gentle words), and jemnými gesty (with delicate gestures).

Etymologically, jemný is linked to the Czech noun jemnost, meaning tenderness or delicacy, and together they convey softness or gentleness. The adverbial form is jemně, which means softly or gently, while jemný itself remains the base adjective.

Usage notes:

- jemnými appears primarily in descriptive expressions that specify the manner of an action or the quality of something experienced through touch, speech, or gesture.

- It is common in both Czech and Slovak, where the instrumental plural ending -nými functions similarly.

See also: jemnost, jemný, jemně.