novými

Novými is the instrumental plural form of the Czech adjective nový, meaning new. It is used when the adjective modifies a plural noun in the instrumental case, typically after the preposition s meaning with.

In Czech, adjectives decline by gender, number and case. The instrumental plural ending for the positive degree is -ými, which yields novými for this form. This ending appears across masculine, feminine and neuter nouns in the plural when used with the instrumental case. For example: s novými kolegy (with new colleagues), s novými auty (with new cars), or s novými nápady (with new ideas).

Usage notes: novými is most common after the preposition s to indicate accompaniment or with regard to something being new in conjunction with the noun it modifies. The form agrees with the noun in number (plural) and case (instrumental) but does not distinguish gender in the instrumental plural the way some other forms do. It is one of several instrumental plural adjective forms in Czech, paralleling other adjectives with the -ými ending.

Etymology and related forms: nový derives from the Slavic root for “new,” with cognates in other Slavic languages. Related Czech forms include the nominative singular nov, feminine nová, neuter nové, and the instrumental singular with other endings; the instrumental plural form is novými.

See also: Czech grammar, Czech adjectives, list of Czech declension endings, examples of instrumental case usage.