programátorovi

Programátorovi is a grammatical form of the noun programátor used in Czech and Slovak. It represents the dative singular and the locative singular for the masculine animate noun, corresponding to to/for the programmer or about the programmer.

Etymology and morphology: The base word programátor comes from the English programmer, adapted through Slavic word-building patterns. The ending -ovi signals the dative or locative case in these languages for masculine nouns ending in -or. Thus programátorovi can function as the recipient in a sentence or as the object of the preposition o (about).

Usage: In the dative singular, programátorovi denotes the indirect object, as in Dal jsem knihu programátorovi (I gave the book to the programmer). In the locative singular, it appears after prepositions such as o to indicate conversation about the programmer, as in Mluvili jsme o programátorovi (We talked about the programmer). The same form is used in both Czech and Slovak, with minor language-specific usage patterns.

Notes: While the spelling is the same in Czech and Slovak, occasional stylistic or syntactic differences may arise between the two languages. In general, programátorovi is a standard dative/locative form for masculine animate nouns like programátor, and it should be limited to contexts that require these cases.