Na základě veřejné listiny ohlašovna zaeviduje adresu trvalého pobytu.

On the basis of a public document, the reporting office will enter the permanent-residence address.

Breakdown of Na základě veřejné listiny ohlašovna zaeviduje adresu trvalého pobytu.

• ohlašovna: the residence reporting office
• veřejná listina: the public document; official instrument
• adresa trvalého pobytu: the permanent-residence address
• zaevidovat: to enter into the official record

Questions & Answers about Na základě veřejné listiny ohlašovna zaeviduje adresu trvalého pobytu.

What does na základě mean, and how is it built grammatically?

Na základě is a fixed expression meaning on the basis of, based on, or on the strength of.

Grammatically:

• na is the preposition
• základě is the locative singular of základ

So the phrase literally comes from something like on the basis. After this expression, the following noun is typically in the genitive, which is why you get veřejné listiny.

This is a very common formal or legal phrase in Czech.

Why is it veřejné listiny and not veřejná listina?

Because the phrase na základě requires the following noun phrase to be in the genitive.

The dictionary form is:

• veřejná listina = public document / public instrument

But after na základě, it changes to:

• veřejné listiny = of a public document

Here both words are feminine singular genitive:

• veřejná → veřejné
• listina → listiny

So this is not a random change; it is required by the grammar of na základě.

What exactly does veřejná listina mean? Does listina just mean list?