Opravovat

Opravovat is a Czech verb meaning to repair, fix, or correct something that is broken or faulty. It is imperfective, describing ongoing, repeated, or general actions; its perfective counterpart is oprav it, which denotes a single completed repair. The noun form oprava corresponds to the act of repairing or correcting.

In grammar, opravovat is a transitive verb and takes a direct object in the accusative. In the present tense its forms include já opravuju, ty opravuješ, on/ona opravuje. The past tense uses the appropriate past participle with the auxiliary verb, for example opravoval jsem auto (I was repairing the car). The future tense is formed with auxiliary akan, as in budu opravovat (I will be repairing). The imperative mood gives singular and plural forms: opravuj! and opravujte!

Common uses include repairing physical objects such as machines, appliances, vehicles, or infrastructure; and correcting errors in text or data, for example opravit or opracovat chyby in a document, though the latter is more often expressed with the perfective opravít or opravovat chyby in contexts describing ongoing editing.

Opravovat has related forms: oprava (a repair or correction, noun), opravář (a repair technician), and opravovaný (being repaired) or opravný (relating to repair). The verb is paired with its perfective form oprav it to distinguish ongoing repair work from a single completed repair.

Notes on nuance: opravovat emphasizes the process, maintenance, or repetition of repairs, while oprav it indicates that a repair has been completed. This distinction mirrors the general Czech aspect system, where imperfective verbs describe non-perfective, ongoing actions and perfective verbs denote completed actions.