krátkého

Krátkého is the genitive singular form of the Czech adjective krátký, which means "short." It is used when the noun it modifies appears in the genitive case and refers to masculine animate or neuter nouns. The form indicates both case (genitive) and gender, matching the noun it describes.

Morphology and usage: In Czech, adjectives decline to agree with the nouns they modify. For masculine animate and neuter nouns in genitive singular, the form is krátkého. For feminine nouns in genitive singular, the form is krátké. For reference, the masculine animate/genitive singular Krátkého contrasts with the feminine genitive singular form krátké and the neuter genitive singular form also Krátkého. In practice, Krátkého appears in phrases such as krátkého odstavce (a short paragraph) or krátkého období (a short period), where the noun is in genitive singular.

Function in sentences: Krátkého is used wherever a noun is in genitive singular and is described as short, or when the genitive construction requires an adjective to reflect that case. It can occur in descriptions, measurements, or possessive-like phrases where the noun is governed by another element that requires the genitive case.

Surname usage: Krátký is a common Czech surname. Krátkého may appear as a genitive form in phrases referencing a person with that surname, for example dílo Krátkého meaning “the work of Krátký.” In such cases, the form signals possession or attribution within a sentence.

In summary, krátkého denotes the genitive singular form of krátký, used with masculine animate and neuter nouns, and also appears in genitive constructions involving Czech surnames.