napodobující

Napodobující is a Czech present active participle and adjective derived from the verb napodobovat, meaning to imitate. It describes something that imitates or mimics another thing, and is used to characterize actions, styles, or objects that reproduce the appearance or behavior of something else. As an adjective, it agrees with the noun it describes and can function in attributive or predicative position.

Etymology and morphology: the form is built from napodobovat with the participial suffix -jící. It behaves like a regular Czech adjective or participle, declining to match gender and number of the noun, for example napodobující zvuk, napodobující styl, napodobující chování. The word conveys ongoing or characteristic imitation, rather than a simple one-off reproduction.

Usage: napodobující is common in descriptions of methods, artworks, media, or natural phenomena that reproduce another form. It can refer to sounds, appearances, behaviors, or techniques that mimic a model. It is distinct from napodobenina, which denotes an imitation, replica, or counterfeit, and from napodobovat (to imitate), the verb from which the participle derives. In metaphorical use, napodobující can describe things that emulate a pattern or trend rather than a literal imitation.

See also: napodobování (the act of imitation), napodobenina (imitation, counterfeit), napodobovat (to imitate).