Podstoupil

Podstoupil is the past tense form of the Czech verb podstoupit, meaning to undergo or to submit to something, especially a procedure, examination, or test. It is a transitive, perfective verb used to describe a completed action by a male subject. The corresponding forms for other genders and numbers exist (podstoupila for a female subject, podstoupilo for a neuter subject, and plural forms such as podstoupili or podstoupily).

Podstoupit functions as a general verb for undergoing various processes, with medical contexts being the most common. Typical collocations include podstoupit operaci (to undergo an operation), podstoupit vyšetření (to undergo an examination), podstoupit léčbu (to undergo treatment), and podstoupit zákrok (to undergo a procedure). Beyond medicine, it can also describe undertaking or submitting to procedures or tests in other domains, such as education, governance, or research.

Etymology and aspect: podstoupit is formed with the prefix pod- and the verb stoupit (to rise, to step). The prefix conveys the sense of moving under or into a process, resulting in an action that one undergoes. Podstoupit is a perfective verb, indicating a single, completed event. Its imperfective counterpart is podstupovat, used to describe ongoing or repeated undertakings.

Examples in English translations illustrate the meaning: “Podstoupil operaci” translates as “He underwent an operation,” and “Podstoupil vyšetření” means “He underwent an examination.” The term conveys the initiation and completion of a process initiated by the subject.