Official Referring Words

Level 6

Official texts refer back with uvedený (mentioned), vyššie uvedený (given above), spomenutý (mentioned), predmetný (in question) and dotyčný (concerned): uvedená suma, dotyčná osoba.

How It Works

The main words.

  • uvedený, spomenutý: mentioned, stated. Both are passive participles: uvedená suma (the amount stated).
  • vyššie uvedený / nižšie uvedený: given above / given below.
  • predmetný: in question, the one this document is about: predmetný pozemok. It is typical of administrative language.
  • dotyčný: concerned, in question, usually about a person: dotyčná osoba. It is also used as a noun: Dotyčný sa neozval (The person in question did not get in touch), like other adjectives used as nouns.

Agreement. All of them agree like ordinary adjectives: uvedený údaj, uvedená suma, uvedené údaje; o uvedenej sume.

Outdated forms. Slovak language guides rate horeuvedený and doleuvedený as outdated and recommend uvedený, predtým uvedený or ďalej uvedený. The phrases vyššie uvedený and nižšie uvedený are common and written as two words, but plain uvedený is usually enough.

Register. These words belong to the nominal style of official Slovak. In everyday speech, ten or tá is enough: tá suma, ten pozemok. The literary onen does a similar job in bookish texts.

Examples (6)

  1. Uvedenú sumu uhraďte do konca mesiaca.

    Please pay the amount stated by the end of the month.

    Word by Word: Stated sum pay by end of-month.

  2. Dotyčná osoba sa má dostaviť na políciu.

    The person concerned is to report to the police.

    Word by Word: Concerned person herself has to-report to police.

  3. Predmetný pozemok patrí mestu.

    The plot of land in question belongs to the town.

    Word by Word: In-question plot belongs to-town.

  4. Vyššie uvedené údaje sú dôverné.

    The data given above are confidential.

    Word by Word: Higher stated data are confidential.

  5. Dotyčný sa dodnes neozval.

    The person in question has still not got in touch.

    Word by Word: Concerned-one himself to-this-day not-called.

    Dotyčný is used here as a noun.

  6. Spomenutý dokument nájdete v prílohe.

    You will find the document mentioned in the attachment.

    Word by Word: Mentioned document you-will-find in attachment.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing vyššie uvedený as one word.

    Vyššieuvedené údaje sú dôverné.
    Vyššie uvedené údaje sú dôverné.

    Vyššie uvedený is an adverb plus an adjective, so it is written as two words. Plain uvedený is often enough.

  • Forgetting agreement with the noun.

    Uvedený suma je splatná do piatka.
    Uvedená suma je splatná do piatka.

    These words are adjectives. Suma is feminine, so the form is uvedená.

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Official Referring WordsLevel 6

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Words in This Pattern

uvedenýspomenutýdotyčný