Vyhledal

Vyhledal is a Czech verb form, the past tense masculine singular of vyhledat. Vyhledat is a perfective verb meaning to look up, search for, or locate something, especially in written sources, databases, or on the Internet. The prefix vy- adds a sense of completion or result, signaling that the searching action has been carried out and a result obtained.

Morphology and aspect: In past tense, vyhledal denotes a completed action by a male subject. The corresponding forms include vyhledala (feminine singular), vyhledalo (neuter singular), vyhledali (masculine personal or mixed plural), and vyhledaly (feminine plural). As a perfective verb, vyhledat typically emphasizes the outcome rather than repeated or ongoing searching, which would be expressed with the imperfective vyhledávat.

Usage: The verb is commonly used in contexts of information retrieval, research, and journalism. It is appropriate when describing that someone conducted a search and obtained results. In modern Czech, phrases such as vyhledat na internetu (to look up on the Internet) or vyhledat v databázi (to search in a database) are common. It contrasts with vyhledávat, the imperfective counterpart, which describes the process of searching without focusing on completion or result. A typical sentence: On vyhledal na internetu několik článků o tématu. Po zadání klíčových slov vyhledal potřebné údaje v databázi.