Zaznamenal

Zaznamenal is a Czech verb form meaning “recorded” or “noted.” It is the masculine singular past tense of the verb zaznamenat, which means to record, document, or note information, events, or data.

Grammatical notes: Zaznamenal is a perfective verb form, used for a completed action in the past. The infinitive is zaznamenat. Other gender and number forms include zaznamenala (feminine singular), zaznamenalo (neuter singular), and zaznamenali (masculine plural). In past tense constructions with the first-person subject, forms such as zaznamenal jsem are used; with other subjects the endings change accordingly (e.g., zaznamenala, zaznamenalo, zaznamenali).

Usage: The term is common in journalism, administration, research, and everyday speech to indicate that something has been logged, written down, or officially recorded. It can refer to notes, events, observations, or data. The nuance of zaznamenat and its past form zaznamenal often implies a deliberate or formal act of recording.

Etymology and related forms: The verb zaznamenat is built from the noun záznam (record) with the standard Czech verb suffix, forming a transitive, perfective verb meaning “to record.” Related verbs include zaznamenat (to record) and other forms in the zaznamenat family, as well as záznam (the record) as the corresponding noun.

See also: záznam (noun), zaznamenat (base form), zapisovat (to record repeatedly).