mladém

mladém is the locative singular masculine form of the Czech adjective mladý, meaning "young." It is not a stand-alone noun but a grammatical form used in constructions requiring the locative case, most often with the preposition v meaning "in" or "at."

Origin and grammar: The adjective mladý derives from Proto-Slavic *mladъ, related to words for youth across Slavic languages. In Czech, the adjective declines by gender and case, producing forms such as mladý (masc.), mladá (fem.), and mladé (neut.). The locative singular masculine form is mladém, used before masculine nouns in locative phrases. The feminine locative form is typically mladé, used before feminine nouns in locative phrases, for example o mladé dívce.

Usage and examples: The form appears mainly in phrases describing age or youth. The most common collocation is v mladém věku, meaning "at a young age." It may also occur in older literary styles or formal writing to describe characters or periods associated with youth. The form is restricted to contexts where a masculine noun in the locative case is intended; feminine nouns use the corresponding feminine locative ending (mladé).

See also: mladý, Czech grammar, adjectives in Czech.