podmienený

Podmienené is a term used in Slovak linguistics to describe something related to conditional statements or conditional grammar. In everyday language, it most often appears in reference to podmienené vety, or conditional sentences, which express a condition that must be met for something to happen. The form can also appear as an adjective form, describing a conditional aspect in a broader linguistic context.

Etymology and usage are tied to the word podmienka, meaning condition. The prefix pod- plus the root related to condition yields adjectives such as podmienený and podmienené, which are used to modify nouns like veta (sentence) in the sense of “conditional sentence.” The neuter plural form podmienené is typically seen in phrases like podmienené vety (conditional sentences). This reflects Slovak agreement rules, where adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun they modify.

In grammar, podmienené vety express that the outcome depends on a condition stated in a subordinate clause. Common conjunctions introducing these clauses include ak (if), keby (if only/if) and sometimes when expressing hypothetical situations with words like "by" in the main clause to form conditional mood. Conditional sentences can present real possibilities or unreal hypotheticals, and they often contrast a condition with its consequence. Examples include: Ak prší, ostanem doma (If it rains, I will stay home) and Keby som mal viac peňazí, kúpil by som auto (If I had more money, I would buy a car).

See also podmiňovací spôsob (conditional mood) and podmienka (condition).