rýchly

Rýchly is a Slovak adjective meaning fast or quick. It is used to describe the speed of people, objects, or processes and agrees with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case. In the standard masculine singular, it appears as rýchly; feminine singular is rýchla and neuter singular is rýchle. In the plural, forms include rýchli for masculine personal nouns, and rýchle for feminine or neuter nouns.

The word forms a set of comparative and superlative degrees: rýchlejší for faster and najrýchlejší for the fastest. The adverbial form is rýchlo, used to express the manner of an action (e.g., doing something quickly). A related noun is rýchlosť, which means speed or velocity.

Etymology and cognates: rýchly shares a root with the Czech rychlý and other West Slavic languages, all derived from a Proto-Slavic base connected with speed or rapidity. This family resemblance is evident in everyday vocabulary describing speed.

Usage and context: rýchly appears in both everyday and technical contexts, such as rýchly vlak (high-speed train), rýchly prenos (rapid transmission), or rýchle rozhodnutie (a quick decision). It is common in collocations that emphasize speed, efficiency, or immediacy, and it has clear antonyms such as pomalý (slow).