pítomného

Pítomného is the genitive singular form of the Czech adjective Přítomný, meaning present or current. In standard Czech orthography, the form is Přítomného. It appears when the adjective modifies a masculine noun in the genitive case, or in fixed expressions such as Přítomného času, meaning “present tense.”

Etymology and morphology: Přítomný derives from the noun Přítomnost (presence). The genitive singular ending -ného marks masculine singular genitive. This form is part of a broader declension pattern in Czech adjectives, which change form to reflect case, gender, and number.

Syntax and usage: The genitive Přítomného is frequently found in grammatical descriptions and linguistic discussions about tense. A common phrase is Přítomného času, used to refer to the present tense. In everyday language, speakers typically use the base adjective Přítomný when describing the present, while Přítomného is encountered in syntactic contexts requiring the genitive.

Variant spellings: In plain-text or non-diacritic contexts, the diacritics of Přítomný may be omitted, leading to forms that vary by transcription. The standard, widely recognized spelling with diacritics is Přítomného. The plain ASCII presentation often appears as pritomn… depending on the transcription system, but such forms are not canonical Czech orthography.

See also: present tense in Czech (slovesný čas přítomný), Czech grammar, adjective declension.