Rozhodovali

Rozhodovali is the past tense, plural form of the Czech verb rozhodovat, meaning to decide, to determine, or to settle. It is used when a group or collective subject performed the act of deciding in the past, such as a jury, council, committee, or officials. The form signals that the decision was made by multiple actors and has already occurred. The imperfective verb rozhodovat has a perfective counterpart, rozhodnout, which indicates a single, completed act of deciding.

Grammatical notes: In Czech, past tenses are formed by adding endings to the verb stem. Rozhodovali marks masculine or mixed-gender plural in the past. The feminine plural form is typically rozhodovaly. The nuance is that rozhodovali describes ongoing or repeated decision-making by a group in the past, whereas rozhodnout would emphasize a one-time, completed decision.

Usage and context: Rozhodovali appears in news reports, legal or administrative prose, and narrative passages when describing collective decision-making. Examples include: Členové výboru rozhodovali o dalším postupu. Rada rozhodovala o rozpočtu, přestože veřejnost očekávala rychlé řešení. In sports or competition contexts, the form can describe officials or committees that determined the outcome.

Related forms: The noun form is rozhodnutí (decision). Related adjectives include rozhodný (decisive) and rozhodující (decisive, deciding). The verb family also includes decision-related terms such as rozhodovací (decision-making).