popisováno

Popisováno is a Czech non-finite verb form, specifically the neuter singular present passive participle of the verb popisovat (to describe, to depict). It denotes that something is being described or is described in a general or ongoing sense, and it is used in passive voice constructions.

In usage, popisováno appears in impersonal or generalized statements as a descriptively neutral marker. It agrees with the grammatical gender and number of the subject when used in sentences where the participle functions adjectivally. For example, in masculine contexts one would typically use popisován, in feminine popisována, and in neuter popisováno. Examples: Tento jev je popisován jako entropický; Tato procedura je popisována jako bezpečná; To je popisováno jako standardní postup.

Related forms include the other participles and nominalizations derived from popisovat, such as popisování (the act of describing, description) and popisováný (a more formal adjectival form in some constructions). The form popisováno is most common in neutral, impersonal, or generic statements where the subject is neuter or where a non-specific agent performs the description.

Notes and distinctions: popisováno should not be confused with popsáno, the past passive participle of the perfective verb popsat (to describe, to write down). While popsáno refers to a completed description, popisováno emphasizes ongoing or general description. In text, popisováno signals that the description is presented as a description rather than as a completed report.