nenávratná

Nenávratná is a Czech adjective meaning not returnable, irreversible, or non-refundable. It is the feminine form; masculine is nenávratný and neuter nenávratné. The term is widely used across different domains to indicate that something cannot be returned, undone, or repaid.

In finance and public administration, nenávratná is commonly used to describe funds that do not have to be repaid, such as nenávratná dotace (non-refundable grant) or nenávratná finanční pomoc. In consumer contexts it can refer to terms that are non-refundable, for example a letenka nenávratná (non-refundable ticket) or rezervace s nenávratnou platbou.

Beyond monetary use, nenávratná also appears in discussions of processes or outcomes that cannot be reversed, such as nenávratná ztráta (irrecoverable loss) or nenávratné změny (irreversible changes).

Etymology and usage notes: the word is formed from ne- (not) and návratný (returnable). Thus it conveys the sense that a status or item cannot be returned or undone. The exact phrasing depends on gender and the noun it modifies, with nenávratný (masculine), nenávratná (feminine), and nenávratné (neuter) forms.

See also: vratný (returnable), nevratný (not returnable or irreversible in some contexts), dotace (grant), pomoc (aid). The choice between nenávratná and related forms is governed by standard Czech gender agreement and the specific domain.