Vystoupat

Vystoupat is a Czech verb meaning to climb up or ascend to a higher point. It is used for physical ascent, such as climbing a hill, a mountain, a staircase, or another elevated place, and it can also be used figuratively to describe rising in status, achievement, or progression.

Etymology and aspect. The word is formed from the verb stoupat (to rise) with the prefix vy-, which adds a sense of upward completion or outward movement. Vystoupat is typically used as a perfective verb, indicating a completed ascent. Its imperfective counterparts are usually expressed with stoupat or related forms depending on the context, for example when describing a gradual or ongoing ascent.

Usage and syntax. Vystoupat requires a destination or target of the ascent, commonly introduced by the preposition na or do, or used without a destination when the ascent to a location is clear from context. Typical examples include vystoupal na vrchol hory (he climbed to the top of the mountain) and vystoupal po schodech (he climbed up the stairs). In figurative usage, it can describe ascending in a career or social status: vystoupat v kariéře.

Conjugation and register. As a standard Czech verb, vystoupat follows regular conjugation patterns for perfective verbs. It is widely understood in standard Czech and appears in both spoken and written contexts, including news, literature, and instructional material. The term is commonly preferred over more general phrases when a precise, completed ascent is being described.

See also. Related terms include stoupat (to rise, to grow gradually) and vystoupit (to step out or to perform on stage, as well as to alight from a vehicle in some contexts).