posledních

Posledních is a Czech inflected form of the adjective poslední, meaning last or final. It is not a standalone noun; it functions as a grammatical form that modifies plural nouns.

In Czech, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number and case. The form posledních appears in the genitive plural and in the locative plural. This means it is used with plural nouns when expressing possession or quantity (genitive) or after certain prepositions that require the locative case (locative). For example: ve posledních dnech (in the last days) and posledních pár dní (the last couple of days). The same ending also appears in other plural contexts, so the exact translation depends on the surrounding noun and case.

Semantically, poslední conveys temporality or order: it can indicate the most recent, final or latest items or events, similar to the English last or latest. It is common in news reporting, writing and everyday speech when referring to a recent timeframe or the concluding part of a sequence. In phrases such as posledních měsíců or posledních let, it signals what has occurred up to now or within the recent period.

Etymologically, posledních derives from the base adjective poslední, which comes from the root meaning last. The form is part of regular Czech adjective declension, with spelling and pronunciation aligning with standard rules for masculine, feminine and neuter plural in the affected cases.