Vnímaly

Vnímaly is a form of the Czech verb vnímat, meaning to perceive, sense, or notice. It is the feminine plural past tense form, used when the subject of the sentence is a group described as feminine. The verb vnímat is imperfective, so the past tense expresses perception that occurred over a period in the past or repeatedly in the past.

Morphology and usage: In Czech, past tense forms agree with the subject in gender and number. Therefore, vnímaly indicates that a group of people described as feminine perceived or noticed something in the past. For masculine or mixed-gender groups, the corresponding past tense form would be vnímali. The verb can describe sensory perception (seeing, hearing, feeling) as well as more general cognitive or interpretive perception (recognizing, understanding, taking note of).

Semantic notes: Vnímání is broader than specific noticing; it encompasses awareness and interpretation of situations, signals, or changes. It is often used with objects such as changes, signals, or behavior (e.g., vnímaly změny, vnímaly signály). While synonyms exist (postřehnout, zaznamenat, pochopit), vnímat emphasizes a broader perceptual or attentional process rather than a single act of noticing.

Examples:

- Dívky vnímaly změny ve svém okolí. (The girls perceived changes in their surroundings.)

- Učitelé vnímaly zlepšení žáků po projektu. (The teachers perceived the improvement of the students after the project.)

Related terms include vnímat, vnímání, and percepční forms used in Czech linguistics and everyday speech.

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