Schovali

Schovali is a past tense form of the Czech verb schovat, meaning to hide or conceal. It is used with masculine or mixed-gender plural subjects, for example oni schovali. In Czech, schovat is a perfective verb, typically contrasted with the imperfective schovávat, which denotes habitual or repeated hiding. The short past tense forms include schoval (masculine singular), schovala (feminine singular), schovalo (neuter singular), schovali (masculine plural), and schovaly (feminine plural). The corresponding present tense forms are schovám, schováš, schová, schováme, schováte, schovají.

Schovali can refer to hiding physical objects, concealing information, or storing something away. Examples include: Oni schovali klíče do skříně. On schoval dopis do zásuvky. Zpráva byla schována ve skříni. Metaphorically, it can describe concealing intentions or emotions.

Etymology and related forms: schovat is a standard Czech verb with Slavic roots. It has cognates in other Slavic languages, such as Polish schować. The imperfective counterpart, schovávat, describes the ongoing or repeated action of hiding, and forms depending on tense and subject as in schoval jsem schovával.

In usage, schovat and its past form schovali appear across spoken language, literature, journalism, and education. They illustrate Czech verb aspect and the system of past tense agreement with subject gender and number. See also: Czech verbs, Schovat, Past tense in Czech.