prírodnými

Prírodnými is the instrumental plural form of the Slovak adjective prírodný. It describes things related to nature or produced by nature, and it is used when the noun it modifies is in the instrumental case. The form appears in phrases where the action is performed with or through natural aspects, or when describing natural characteristics in contrast to artificial ones.

Etymology and meaning: The word stems from príroda, meaning nature, and is part of a family of terms concerning the natural world, including prírodný, prírodovedný and related expressions. In general, prírodnými denotes qualities, processes, or forces that belong to nature or occur without human intervention.

Usage: Prírodnými is common in scientific, environmental, philosophical, and everyday language. It often appears in contexts discussing natural resources, phenomena, or laws, as well as in ecological or nature-themed descriptions. It contrasts with terms meaning artificial or human-made, such as umelý or ľudský, underscoring a natural rather than manufactured origin.

Examples:

- s prírodnými zdrojmi

- prírodnými javmi

- prírodnými silami

- prírodnými procesmi

In practice, the instrumental plural form is used with nouns in the instrumental case, frequently after prepositions that govern this case or in predicative phrases describing how something is done or understood.