zadním

Zadním is a Czech grammatical form used as the instrumental singular masculine and neuter form of the adjective zadní, meaning rear, back, or posterior. The word describes location, direction, or position relative to the front or to a reference point. It appears most often in phrases that denote movement or means of access through a rear part of something, such as a building or vehicle.

In usage, zadní governs the noun it modifies and, in the instrumental case, takes the form zadním when describing masculine or neuter nouns. For example, jděte zadním vchodem means “go through the rear entrance,” with vchodem in instrumental singular and zadním agreeing with it. Other common constructions include combinations with different masculine or neuter nouns in instrumental singular, such as zadním oknem or zadním bokem, depending on the noun being described.

Zadní and its instrumental form are part of ordinary descriptive language in contexts such as navigation, architecture, and transportation. They can appear in directions, labels, and concise descriptions of spatial relations, especially when contrasting rear with front sections (as in zadní vs. přední parts of a vehicle).

Etymology and related forms: Zadní is derived from the root meaning back or rear and has established use in Czech to specify posterior positions. The instrumental form zadním is one of several case-based inflections adjectives undergo to agree with the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies.

See also: zadní, zadní část, zadní dveře, rear in other contexts.