státech

Státech is the locative plural form of the Czech noun státy, meaning "states" or "countries" when referred to as political entities. It is used after prepositions to indicate location or context, for example ve státech Evropy (in the states of Europe) or ve státech Evropské unie existují rozdílné právní řády. The form appears in formal or descriptive language, such as geography, international relations, or encyclopedic writing.

Grammatical notes: Státech is the locative plural form. It occurs after prepositions like v and na when indicating location or topic. The nominative plural is státy and the genitive is států. The sense corresponds to the English "states," but the grammatical form marks the syntactic role within a sentence.

In usage, státech is typically found in sentences describing multiple political units or in comparative discussions across several regions. It is common in academic writing, journalism, and reference works when the focus is on the geopolitical level rather than a single state. The term can refer to federations of states, distinct sovereign states within a region, or the concept of statehood in political science.

See also: stát, státy, státní, státní správa.