Podávány

Podávány is a form of the Czech verb podávat and is used in the passive voice. It agrees with the subject in gender and number, most commonly appearing with feminine plural nouns such as žádosti. In everyday and official language it denotes the action of submitting, filing, or presenting something to an authority, as well as the action of serving or presenting items in other contexts.

In standard usage, podávány appears with auxiliary forms of být to create present or past passive constructions. For example, in the present tense: Žádosti jsou podávány. In the past tense: Návrhy byly podávány. The exact nuance depends on context, with administrative language typically meaning “submitted/fil ed” and culinary or service contexts meaning “served/presented.”

Grammar and usage notes:

- Podávány is the plural form used for feminine plural subjects, and it appears in various tenses when combined with the appropriate auxiliary verb (jsou, byly, etc.).

- It is one of several passive participle forms derived from podávat, and its meaning shifts with context between submitting or serving.

Examples:

- Žádosti jsou podávány na úřad. (The applications are submitted to the office.)

- Návrhy byly podávány komisí. (The proposals were submitted by the committee.)

- Jídla jsou podávána hostům. (The dishes are served to the guests.)

Etymology and morphology:

Podávány comes from podávat, with the -ány suffix forming a passive participle in feminine plural. It is used in fixed expressions and bureaucratic or formal prose to describe the action of presenting or delivering items.