závodu

Závod is a Czech noun with two principal meanings: a race or competition, and a factory or manufacturing plant. In sports and events, závod denotes an organized occasion in which competitors aim to outperform each other. In industry, it refers to a facility where goods are produced, often part of a larger company or group of plants.

Grammatically, závod is masculine inanimate and declines as a typical hard-stem noun. Singular forms include nominative závod, genitive závodu, dative závodu, accusative závod, locative závodě, and vocative závode. Plural forms are nominative závody, genitive závodů, dative závodům, accusative závody, locative závodech, and vocative závody. The genitive singular závodu appears in phrases such as délka závodu (the length of the race) or jméno závodu (the name of the race). The locative singular závodě is used after certain prepositions, for example ve závodě (in the factory) or o závodě (about the race).

Usage notes and examples. In the race sense, one might say: Závod byl zrušen. (The race was canceled.) Délka závodu je pět kilometrů. (The length of the race is five kilometers.) In the industrial sense, common phrases include: v tom závodě pracuje mnoho lidí. (Many people work in that factory.) Závod na výrobu automobilů se nachází na okraji města. (The car-manufacturing plant is located on the edge of the city.) The term is widely used in news, sports reporting, and business contexts to denote either a competitive event or a manufacturing facility.