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Odehrát

Odehrát is a Czech verb (perfective, transitive) meaning to play through or perform the entirety of a game, match, or event, and by extension to finalize or complete a performance. It can also be used intransitively with the reflexive particle se to mean that something took place or occurred, as in an event happening.

Origin and nuance: The verb is formed from the root hrát (to play) with the prefix o-,

Usage: In sports, odehrát zápas or odehrát turnaj means to play a game or complete a tournament

Conjugation and aspect: Odehrát is a perfective verb, so its present tense forms express future meanings (e.g.,

Examples:

- Dnes naše mužstvo odehrálo vyrovnané utkání.

- Zápas se odehrál včera na stadionu.

- Chci odehrát další zápas příští týden.

See also: hrát, zahrát.

which
conveys
completion
or
full
execution
of
the
action.
The
prefix
adds
a
sense
of
taking
a
game,
match,
or
performance
from
start
to
finish.
from
start
to
finish.
In
the
performing
arts,
it
is
used
as
odehrát
představení
to
mean
to
stage
or
perform
a
show.
The
intransitive
form
odehrát
se
indicates
that
an
event
took
place,
for
example
Zápas
se
odehrál
včera.
odehraju
zápas
zítra).
Its
past
forms
agree
with
gender
and
number
(odehrál,
odehrála,
odehráli,
etc.).
The
imperfective
counterpart
is
typically
formed
with
other
verbs
(e.g.,
hrát)
or
by
using
an
iterative
imperfective
form
such
as
odehrávat,
depending
on
context.