rostoucí

Rostoucí is a Czech adjective and present active participle formed from the verb růst, meaning to grow. It denotes that something is increasing in size, number, intensity, or development over time. The form is used both attributively (rostoucí strom, rostoucí populace) and predicatively (počet nakažených je rostoucí).

Morphology and usage: Rostoucí agrees with the noun in gender, number, and case, like other adjectives. It commonly appears in phrases describing ongoing or future growth, such as rostoucí trend, rostoucí poptávka, or rostoucí ekonomika. In biology or everyday language it can refer to living beings or objects that are getting bigger or more developed, for example rostoucí dítě or rostoucí organismus. The expression is versatile and can be intensified with phrases like stále rostoucí or nadále rostoucí.

Semantic range: The term covers physical growth (height, size), numerical growth (population, cases, values), and qualitative development (investice, výkonnost). It is frequently used in journalism, economics, science, and everyday speech to describe processes that are expanding or accelerating.

Related terms: Rostoucí is linked to růst (growth, as a noun) and to related adjectives such as růstový (growth-related) and vzrůstající (increasing). While rostoucí emphasizes ongoing growth, other expressions may be preferred for stylistic precision in formal texts.