osnovana

Osnovana is a feminine past participle adjective used in Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian to indicate that something has been established or founded. It is the feminine form of the participle osnovan, derived from the verb osnovati, meaning to establish or found. The form agrees with feminine nouns, and it is commonly used with institutions, organizations, and places.

Grammatical use: Osnovana agrees with feminine nouns and is used in predicative clauses as well as in attributive phrases. Examples: “Škola je osnovana 1995. godine” (The school was founded in 1995). “Osnovana institucija nastavlja rad.” (The established institution continues to operate.) In official writing, it frequently appears with dates to mark founding years, e.g., “Osnovana 1950. godine.”

Etymology and related forms: The term comes from osnova, meaning foundation, and the verb osnovati (to establish). Related participle forms include osnovan (masculine), osnovana (feminine), and osnovano (neuter). Other related words are osnivač (founder) and osnivanje (founding). Osnovana serves to describe a noun as having been created or established, conveying a neutral, factual sense.