moderných

moderných is a Slovak adjectival form used as the genitive plural and locative plural of the adjective moderný, meaning "modern" or "contemporary." In Slovak, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number and case, and the endings reflect those grammatical categories. For adjectives like moderný, the genitive plural and locative plural commonly take the ending -ých, which is why moderných appears in many plural contexts.

In practice, moderných appears before plural nouns in phrases such as moderných technológií ("of modern technologies") and v moderných technológiách ("in modern technologies"). The form thus serves two functions: to indicate possession or association in the genitive plural, and to express location or context in the locative plural. Because the adjective agrees with the noun in gender and number, moderných can accompany feminine, masculine, or neuter nouns in their plural forms.

Usage of moderných is widespread in descriptive writing, journalism, marketing and academic prose when describing something as contemporary or up-to-date. It is often contrasted with other Slovak adjectives indicating time or novelty and can appear in scales ranging from everyday speech to formal texts.

Etymology: moderný is derived from the word for “modern,” ultimately tracing back to Latin modernus and related European terms such as the French moderne. The form moderných has been established in Slovak over decades of standardization.

See also: moderný, modernizácia, Slovenský jazyk.