Upozornil
Upozornil is the past tense masculine singular form of the Czech and Slovak verb upozornit, meaning to warn, alert, or point out. It indicates that a male subject performed the action of warning someone or drawing attention to something in the past. The form is commonly found in narrative prose, journalism, and formal communication, and it appears in headlines and reports where a specific person is described as having warned others.
In Czech, upozornit is a perfective verb, and upozornil is used when the action is completed in
Usage and nuance: upozornil can convey not only warning about danger but also drawing attention to important
- Ředitel upozornil zaměstnance na nové bezpečnostní pravidla. (The director warned employees about the new safety rules.)
- Upozornil mě na možné zpoždění.
See also: upozornit (to warn), varovat (to warn, to alert), pozor (attention, beware).