popisován

Popisován is a Czech present passive participle of the verb popisovat, which means to describe. It denotes that something is described or is in the process of being described. As a participle, popisován can function as a descriptive modifier attached to a noun (an attributive participle) or as part of a passive verbal construction with a form of být. It agrees with the noun in gender and number, with masculine singular popisován; other gender-number forms exist, such as popisována (feminine singular) and popisováno (neuter singular), as well as corresponding plural forms.

Etymology and formation: the word is built from the noun popis (description) and the verb suffix -ovat, which yields a descriptive verb class in Czech. The participle is formed with the standard passive participle endings, here expressed in the masculine singular as popisován.

Usage: popisován is common in formal, academic, and descriptive prose. It enables speakers and writers to convey that a subject, process, or object is described in a particular way, or to indicate ongoing or resulting description within a broader statement. In context, it often appears in sentences like “V textu je popisován nový materiál,” meaning that the material is described in the text.

Notes: as with other participles, the form is tied to gender and number of the noun it modifies and can participate in tense constructions when combined with auxiliary forms. Its use tends toward precise, descriptive phrasing rather than narrative action.