vzdáleného

Vzdáleného is a grammatical form of the Czech adjective vzdálený, which translates as distant or remote. The basic meaning covers objects or concepts that are far away in space or time, as well as more abstract senses such as a distant future. The word is used both attributively (vzdálený dům) and predicatively (dům je vzdálený), with its form changing to agree with the noun’s gender, number, and case.

Etymology and development: vzdálený belongs to a common group of Czech adjectives formed from verb roots with the -ný suffix, here deriving from the verb vzdálit meaning to distance or move apart. The prefix v- emphasizes the sense of “away.” The word has cognates in other Slavic languages, such as Russian dalyokiy and Polish daleki, reflecting a shared Slavic heritage for the concept of distance.

Inflection and usage: The form vzdáleného is the masculine genitive singular as well as the neuter genitive singular. This makes it appear in phrases such as z vzdáleného mládí (from distant youth) or vzdáleného času (of distant time). Feminine forms include vzdálená (nominative feminine) and vzdálené (genitive feminine). In practice, vzdáleného is frequently seen in written Czech in genitive constructions, comparative phrases, or when describing relationships of distance in time or space.

Related terms and notes: The root noun is vzdálenost (distance). Other related adjectives include vzdálenější (comparative) and nejvzdálenější (superlative). The term is common across formal and informal registers and appears in literature, journalism, and everyday speech to convey spatial or temporal separation.