Scházely

Scházely is a Czech verb form, the past imperfect tense of scházet se, meaning to meet, assemble, or gather. It is used with feminine plural subjects, indicating that a group of women or a feminine plural group met in the past or gathered regularly. The non-reflexive past forms of scházet se vary by gender and number: scházely (feminine plural), scházeli (masculine plural), scházela (feminine singular), scházel (masculine singular), and scházelo (neuter singular).

In usage, scházely describes gatherings or meetings that occurred in the past, often repeatedly or as a habit. It appears in narrative and descriptive contexts to convey social or organizational activity, such as clubs, groups of friends, or committees meeting at intervals. The form aligns with the subject’s gender and number, so the sentence must reflect who was meeting.

Etymologically, scházely comes from the verb scházet se, a compound built on scházet with the reflexive se, conveying the sense of people coming together. The verb is common in everyday Czech and appears in literature, journalism, and conversation to record or describe past social gatherings.

Examples: Dívky scházely se každou středu po škole. Skupina spolupracovníků se scházely na kávu po obědě. Note that when the subject is masculine or mixed gender, the corresponding past tense form would be scházeli.