uchovaný

Uchovaná is a feminine singular form of the past passive participle of the Czech verb uchovat, meaning to keep or preserve. It functions as an adjective, agreeing with a feminine noun in gender, number, and case, and describes something that has been kept in its original state or safeguarded. The masculine form is uchovaný, the neuter uchované, and the plural uchované.

In usage, uchovaná appears in contexts ranging from archival, museum, and legal language to everyday speech. It is commonly found in phrases such as uchovaná památka (a preserved monument), uchovaná kopie (a preserved copy), or uchovaná důvěrnost informací (the preserved confidentiality of information). It can serve predicatively, as in a sentence like Zpráva je uchovaná v původní podobě, or attributively, as in uchovaná dokumentace.

Etymology traces uchovaná to the verb uchovat (to keep, preserve), with the form arising through standard Czech adjective derivation. Related terms include zachovaný (preserved, with a slightly more neutral or common-colloquial nuance) and other inflected forms of the same participle. The term is especially common in contexts where preservation, authenticity, and fidelity to an original state are emphasized, such as conservation of artifacts, archival integrity, or data protection.

Notes on usage: correct gender agreement is essential; the form uchovaná accompanies feminine nouns, while masculine or neuter subjects use uchovaný or uchované, respectively.