Odmítlo

Odmítlo is the neuter singular past tense form of the Czech verb odmítnout, meaning to refuse or reject. It is used when the subject of the sentence is neuter gender, or in impersonal constructions with the pronoun to. The form signals that the action was performed by a nonpersonal or neuter subject.

In practice, odmítnout is a transitive verb, so it takes a direct object that is refused or rejected. A typical neuter-subject example is Rozhodnutí odmítlo návrh, meaning that the decision refused the proposal. Another common usage is in formal or bureaucratic contexts, where neutral or impersonal language appears often, for instance when reporting outcomes of procedures or evaluations.

Grammatically, odmítlo is one of the finite past-tense forms of odmítnout; the full paradigm in the singular is odmítl (masculine), odmítla (feminine), odmítlo (neuter). In plural, the forms are odmítli (masc./mixed) and odmítly (feminine). For many purposes, especially in formal writing or reporting, the passive voice is preferred: bylo odmítnuto (neuter), bylo odmítnuto rozhodnutí, bylo odmítnuto opatření, etc.

Related terms include odmítnutí, a noun denoting the act or result of refusing, and odmítnout, the base verb meaning to refuse or reject. The word carries connotations ranging from formal rejection to a firm denial, depending on context and tone.

See also: odmítnutí; odmítnout; odmítání.