Odeslat

Odeslat is a Czech verb meaning to send or to dispatch, used for letters, messages, packages, or data. It is transitive and common in everyday speech as well as in written language.

The verb exists in two aspectual forms: imperfective odesílat (to be sending or to send repeatedly) and perfective odeslat (to send once, to have sent). Because of aspect, Czech grammar uses different tense forms to convey whether the action is ongoing or completed. In practice, this means that odesílat describes the process or repetition, while odeslat refers to a single, completed sending.

In everyday and computing contexts, odeslat is frequently seen on user interface buttons with meanings such as “Submit” or “Send” (for example, Odeslat formulář = Submit form). The related noun forms include odeslání (the act of sending) and odesílání (the process of sending).

Examples:

- Prosím, odeslat zprávu. — Please send the message.

- Klikněte na tlačítko ODESLAT, a formulář bude odeslán. — Click the SEND button and the form will be sent.

In Czech linguistics, odeslat is part of a prefix-verb construction with the od- prefix indicating a completed action, and it forms part of the broader system of Czech aspect and verb conjugation. Related terms include odesílat and odeslání.