Úpravou

Úpravou is the instrumental singular form of the Czech noun úprava, which denotes a modification, adjustment, alteration, or editing. The form signals the means or manner by which something is changed, for example úpravou textu (by editing the text) or úpravou smlouvy (by amending the contract).

Etymology and grammar: The noun úprava comes from the verb upravit, meaning to adjust, modify, or edit. The instrumental case ending -ou is a typical feminine singular form in Czech for such nouns, allowing úpravou to express the method of modification.

Usage and contexts: Úpravou describes a process or act of modification across many domains, including law, engineering, industry, data processing, and publishing. Common collocations include úpravou vody (water treatment), úpravou dat (data processing/modification), or úpravou dokumentu (editing the document). In formal or administrative language, phrases may indicate how changes were made without naming the specific actions, e.g., performed by means of úpravou.

Language notes: In Czech, úprava is the base noun, and úpravou is one of its inflected forms used to denote the method of alteration. The concept is widely used in Czech and Slovak and shares the same semantic core of modification or processing.

Related terms: upravit (to modify), úprava (modification), editace (editing, particularly in IT). See also changes in contracts, materials processing, and document preparation.