krátkodobých

Krátkodobých is a form of the Czech adjective krátkodobý, which means short-term or of short duration. It is used to describe nouns in contexts where the time span or relevance is limited to a brief period, such as projects, loans, plans, or effects.

Etymology and form: The word krátkodobý combines the root krátký (short) with a linking element and the noun doba (time period). It is declined like a standard Czech adjective. The form krátkodobých specifically represents the genitive plural (and, in many contexts, the accusative plural for masculine animate nouns) of the adjective. This means it appears with masculine animate or mixed nouns in the genitive plural, as in krátkodobých projektů (short-term projects). The neuter singular nominative is krátkodobé, while the feminine singular nominative is krátkodobá, and the plural nominative is krátkodobí for masculine and krátkodobé for neuter.

Usage: Krátkodobý describes durations and timeframes across various domains. In finance, phrases like krátkodobé půjčky or krátkodobé investice contrast with dlouhodobé or střednědobé alternatives. In planning or analysis, one speaks of krátkodobé cíle (short-term goals) or krátkodobé efekty (short-term effects). The form krátkodobých appears when the described nouns are in the genitive plural, e.g., délky výdajů krátkodobých stimulů, or when in sentences requiring the genitive case.

Notes: The term is descriptive and non-technical on its own, but it is commonly used in business, economics, psychology, and everyday speech to differentiate between durations and planning horizons. It is not a proper noun.