Odvrátila

Odvrátila is a Czech verb form—the feminine singular past tense (preterite) of the verb odvrátit, meaning to avert, turn away, or prevent. Odvrátit is a perfective verb; its imperfective counterpart is odvracet, whose feminine past tense is odvracela. The prefix od- adds a sense of removal or avoidance, and vrátit means to turn or return, so odvrátit conveys turning away or averting something.

As a past-tense form, odvrátila is used when the subject is feminine and the action is completed in the past. The masculine past form is odvrátil, and the neuter form is odvrátilo. In the present tense, forms include odvrací (he/she/it averts) and odvrátí (he/she/it will avert). The verb is common in both formal and written Czech, especially when describing prevention or avoidance of a threat or problem.

Typical usage involves a direct object that is being averted or prevented, such as útok (attack), nebezpečí (danger), nebo škodu (damage). Example: "Žena odvrátila útok," meaning "The woman averted an attack." Another example: "Odstřelil zkažený plán a odvrátila nebezpečí pro obec" (she averted danger for the community) though more natural phrasing would be "odvrátila nebezpečí pro obec." The form can also appear with phrases like "odvrátila pozornost" (she diverted attention).

See also: related verb odvrátit, its imperfective odvracet, and the general concept of averting or diverting in Czech.