snadnou

Snadnou is the feminine singular accusative form of the Czech adjective snadný, meaning easy. It is used before feminine singular nouns in the accusative case, for example in the phrases snadnou cestu (an easy path) or snadnou radu (an easy piece of advice).

Form and usage

In Czech, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. For the feminine singular accusative, the form of snadný is snadnou. The corresponding forms for other cases and genders include snadný (masculine nominative), snadná (feminine nominative), and snadné (neuter). Typical collocations include модifying common feminine nouns such as cesta, práce, rada, úloha, and podobně.

Etymology

The adjective snadný comes from the Czech adverb snad, meaning “perhaps” or historically “easily,” and is related to Proto-Slavic roots expressing ease or feasibility. The form snadnou reflects standard Czech inflection rules for feminine singular in the accusative.

Usage notes

Snadnou is a normal part of descriptive phrases in both formal and informal Czech. It is not a standalone noun; rather, it functions as an adjective form that modifies a feminine noun in the accusative case. Linguists often discuss its usage in grammar sections dealing with adjective declension and agreement.

See also

snad, snadný, Czech grammar, Czech adjectives.