Zavarával

Zavarával is a Czech verb form associated with the act of canning or preserving food. It is the masculine singular past imperfective form of the verb zavárat (also written as zavařovat in standard Czech). The form indicates that the subject was in the process of canning, or used to can, rather than describing a single completed event. In Czech, imperfective past forms carry nuances of duration or habit, so zavarával can convey that canning occurred over a period in the past or repeatedly.

Infinitives and related forms: the standard infinitive is zavárat or zavařovat. The past tense has several variants depending on number and gender: zaváral (masculine singular, simple past), zavárala (feminine singular), zaváralo (neuter singular), zavárali (masculine plural), zaváraly (feminine plural). The imperfective habitual form can appear as zavárával (masculine singular) to emphasize repeated or ongoing action in the past.

Usage: zavarával appears in narrative, descriptive, and historical contexts where preserving fruit or vegetables by canning is described. It is a standard, neutral term in everyday language and in writings about food preparation and preservation.

Examples:

- In the diary: "Každý víkend zavárával ovoce na zimní zásoby."

- Historical context: "V minulosti lidé často zavárávali zeleninu a ovoce pro dlouhé zimní měsíce."

See also: zavárat, zavařovat, zavařování.