národných

Národných is a grammatical form in the Slovak language. It is the genitive plural and the accusative plural form of the adjective národný, which means national. As such, národných does not stand alone as a separate concept; it functions to modify a noun in plural and indicates belonging or relation to a nation.

Etymology and meaning: Národný derives from národ (nation) with the adjectival suffix -ný. When declined, its plural genitive and accusative form is národných, used with masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns in plural in contexts requiring these cases. The form appears in formal or written Slovak, including official texts and descriptive writing, to express “of national” or “national” in a plural sense.

Usage: Národných commonly appears in phrases naming or describing groups, events, or objects associated with a nation. Examples include: päť národných jazykov (five national languages), národných dejín (national histories), národných kultúr (national cultures), and podobné spojenia in which a plural noun is governed by a genitive or accusative construction. In many contexts, národný governs a singular noun, while národných shifts the reference to multiple items or to the object of a genitive/accusative relationship.

Relation to related terms: Národný is the base form meaning “national,” while národnosť refers to nationality, and národnosťou or národným can appear in other cases or constructs. Národných is a specific inflected form used for plural nouns in particular grammatical roles.

See also: národný, národný jazyk, národnosť, národ.