This text analyzes the relationship between the concept, as the active agent of conceiving, and the object being conceived. The author distinguishes two distinct levels of this relationship: the connection to an intentional model and the connection to reality itself. While the bond between a concept and its corresponding mental model is exclusive and reciprocal, the relationship with reality lacks such exclusivity. A single reality can be validly grasped through various concepts, and conversely, a single concept can refer to a multitude of different instances of reality belonging to the same kind. The text further explores the "application" or "grasping" of a concept to reality, referencing Jan Patočka's philosophical framework. A central theme is the understanding that the intellectual appropriation of reality through concepts is not a simple reflection but a complex relationship mediated by mental models. This reflection contributes to a deeper understanding of the epistemological foundations of human thought and the nature of conceptualizing reality within the phenomenological tradition.