Dosahovat

Dosahovat is a Czech imperfective verb meaning "to reach," "to attain," or "to achieve." It denotes ongoing, repeated, or habitual processes of reaching a level, quantity, goal, or result. Its perfective counterpart is dosáhnout, which is used to express a completed action or single achievement.

Grammar and usage: Dosahovat is typically used with direct objects that indicate quantities, levels or abstract outcomes (e.g., výsledků, úspěchu) and frequently appears in contexts describing measurements, performance, or long-term effort. As an imperfective verb, it emphasizes continuity or repetition (e.g., "dosahovat výsledků každý rok"). It conjugates regularly for Czech verbs and participates in aspectual pairs with related forms (dosahuje, dosahoval, dosahovat bude).

Etymology and related forms: The verb derives from the prefix do- combined with the root related to sahat/sáhnout ("to reach" or "to touch"). Related nouns and adjectives include dosah (reach, range), dosažení (attainment), and dosažitelný (achievable).

Examples:

- Jeho výkonnost dosahuje mezinárodních standardů. (His performance reaches international standards.)

- Investice společnosti pravidelně dosahují milionů korun. (The company's investments regularly reach millions of crowns.)

- Snaží se dosahovat lepších výsledků každý rok. (He/she tries to achieve better results every year.)

Synonyms and alternatives in certain contexts include dosáhnout (perfective), dospět k (to come to), and dosáhnout cíle (to reach a goal).