Pobídla

Pobídla is a Czech verb form. It is the feminine singular past tense form of the verb pobídnout, which means to urge, encourage, or prompt. As a finite past tense form, pobídla indicates that a female subject performed the action of urging.

In Czech, past tense forms vary by gender and number. The masculine singular form of pobídnout is pobídl, the neuter singular is pobídlo, and the plural is pobídli. The infinitive form is pobídnout. Pobídla is thus the form used when the subject is feminine singular, and it typically appears in sentences describing a completed urging by a woman or a female-named subject.

Usage and nuance: pobídla is used in narrative, descriptive, or formal contexts to convey that a female agent urged someone or a group to take a particular action. It carries a sense of prompting or encouragement, potentially with a gentle or exhorting nuance depending on context and accompanying language.

Examples:

- Ona pobídla své děti, aby šly spát. (She urged her children to go to bed.)

- Žena pobídla kolegy, aby se zúčastnili schůze. (The woman urged her colleagues to attend the meeting.)

Etymology and related forms: pobídla derives from the infinitive pobídnout. A related noun is pobídka, meaning an urging or incentive, and related verbs include pobízet, pobídnout and their other conjugated forms.

See also: Czech verb conjugation, poboídka (incentive), pobízet.