Rozhodla

Rozhodla is a verb form in Czech and Slovak. It is the feminine singular past tense form of the perfective verb rozhodnout, meaning to decide or to make a decision. The form indicates that a female subject completed the act of deciding in the past. Because it is perfective, rozhodla typically conveys a single, completed decision rather than an ongoing process. The equivalent masculine singular form is rozhodl and the neuter singular is rozhodlo; plural forms vary by person and gender.

In usage, rozhodla appears in sentences where a woman or a feminine subject is described as having decided something. Common constructions include direct statements about a past decision or reflexive phrases that emphasize the act of making a decision, such as Rozhodla se pro změnu plánu. These forms are also standard in Slovak, where similar gendered past tense forms are employed for the same verb.

Etymology and related forms stem from the common Slavic root roz- meaning “to decide” or “to determine,” combined with the verb stem rozhod- and the past-tense suffix -la for feminine singular. The form is typically used in narrative or explanatory contexts to report a past choice or course of action.

See also: rozhodnout, rozhodnutí, rozhodování, decision-related terms in Czech and Slovak.