krátkym
Krátkym is the instrumental singular form of the Czech and Slovak adjective krátký, meaning short or brief. It is used to describe the manner, duration, or extent of an action and appears before masculine nouns in instrumental case or neuter nouns; feminine forms use krótkou. In everyday language, it conveys that something is done in a short or concise way, or that something lasts for a short period.
Usage examples include phrases such as krátkým způsobem (in a short/brief manner), po krátkém čase (after a
Etymology traces krátký to the Proto-Slavic root krat- meaning brief or small, with cognates across Slavic languages
In summary, krátkym is a standard, neutral grammatical form used to express briefness in Czech and Slovak,