Podstoupila

Podstoupila is a Czech verb form meaning she underwent or has undergone a procedure, exam, treatment, or similar experience. It is the feminine past tense of the perfective verb podstoupit, which denotes the completion of undertaking something, often a medical or formal procedure. The word reflects a completed action in the past and agrees in gender and number with the subject.

Usage and meaning

Podstoupila is commonly used in medical, legal, or formal contexts to indicate that someone has submitted to or completed a procedure or examination. Examples include podstoupila operaci (she underwent an operation), podstoupila vyšetření (she underwent an examination), or podstoupila léčbu (she underwent treatment). Because podstoupit is perfective, podstoupila typically signals that the action is finished; for ongoing or repeated undertakings, other forms such as podstupovala (imperfective, ongoing in the past) are used.

Forms and related terms

Podstoupila has masculine and plural counterparts: podstoupil (he underwent) and podstoupili (they underwent). The imperfective counterpart is podstupovat, whose past tense forms are podstupovala (she was undergoing) or podstupovali (they were undergoing). Related expressions include podstoupit vyšetření, podstoupit operaci, and podstoupit léčbu.

Etymology

Podstoupit is formed with the prefix pod- combined with stoupit (to rise or to undertake), conveying the sense of undertaking or undergoing an action. The feminine past form podstoupila reflects agreement with a female subject.

See also

podstoupit, podstupovat, vyšetření, operace, léčba.