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stabilnej

Stabilnej is a grammatical form of the Slovak adjective stabilný, used with feminine singular nouns in the genitive, dative, and locative cases. The basic meaning of stabilný is stable, steady, or secure, and Slovak adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. For feminine singular nouns the corresponding endings shift to stabilnej in several cases.

In practice, stabilnej appears in phrases such as stabilnej povahy, where it marks the genitive singular of

Usage notes: stabilnej is one of several feminine singular endings for the comparative form of stabilný. The

See also: stabilný, stability, Slovak grammar, adjective declension.

the
feminine
noun
povaha
(nature).
This
yields
a
meaning
like
“of
stable
nature.”
It
also
occurs
with
dative
and
locative
contexts,
for
example
k
stabilnej
žene
(to/for
a
stable
woman)
and
o
stabilnej
žene
(about
a
stable
woman).
These
forms
illustrate
how
the
same
word
ending
changes
to
reflect
different
grammatical
roles.
ending
adapts
to
the
case
required
by
the
sentence
and
any
governing
prepositions.
In
Slovak,
adjectives
are
often
chosen
to
express
properties
such
as
stability
in
technical,
scientific,
or
descriptive
writing,
as
well
as
in
everyday
language.