Napodobil

Napodobil is a Czech verb form meaning “imitated” or “counterfeited.” It is the masculine singular past tense form of the verb napodobit.

Napodobit means to imitate, copy, or reproduce something, often with the sense of making it resemble the original. The nuance ranges from neutral imitation to deceitful copying that aims to mislead, such as producing napodobenina or counterfeit goods. The form napodobil is used when the subject is masculine singular (e.g., On napodobil). Other gender and number forms exist: napodobila (feminine), napodobilo (neuter), napodobili/napodobily (plural).

Examples: “On napodobil jejich styl ve svém článku.” “Společnost zjistila, že výrobky byly napodobeniny, nikoli originály.”

Etymology: napodobil is derived from napodobit, built from the root podob- (to resemble) with the prefix na-.

See also: napodobit, napodobenina, kopírovat, falšovat, padělek.