Poskytnout

Poskytnout is a Czech verb meaning to provide, supply, grant, or offer something to someone. It is transitive and commonly used in formal, administrative, or business contexts to describe giving access to information, resources, or assistance.

Grammatically, poskytnout is a perfective verb. Its imperfective counterpart is poskytovat. This distinction affects aspect and tense: perfective verbs express a completed action, while imperfective verbs refer to ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions. The present tense is not used for perfective verbs; future meaning is expressed in a simple future form: já poskytnu, ty poskytneš, on poskytne, my poskytneme, vy poskytnete, oni poskytnou. Past tense is formed with the auxiliary být and the active participle: já jsem poskytnul/poskytnula, my jsme poskytnuli/poskytnuly, etc.

Usage and collocations are typically with direct objects in the accusative and often with the recipient indicated in the dative. Common phrases include poskytnout informace, data, pomoc, přístup, půjčku, grant, či souhlas. Examples: Společnost poskytnula informace novinářům. Vláda poskytnula grant regionální výzkumné instituci. Zákazník poskytnul souhlas se zpracováním údajů.

Nominal forms derived from the verb include poskytnutí (the act of providing) and poskytnutí informací, as well as the imperfective noun poskytování. The verb belongs to formal or official language and is often contrasted with the more general "dát" (to give) to emphasize a completed provision of a defined resource or service.

Related terms include poskytovat (imperfective) and poskytovatel (provider). In English, poskytnout is typically translated as to provide, to furnish, or to grant.