Zorganizovali

Zorganizovali is a Czech verb form meaning “they organized.” It is the third-person plural past tense form of the perfective verb zorganizovat, which conveys a completed action performed by a group (masculine or mixed gender). In ordinary usage, zorganizovali indicates that an organizing action occurred in the past.

Grammatical notes

Zorganizovat is a transitive, perfective verb formed with the prefix z- attached to organizovat, and the past tense forms vary by subject gender and number. Other related forms include zorganizoval (masc. singular), zorganizovala (fem. singular), zorganizovalo (neut. singular), and zorganizovali (masc. plural or mixed-gender plural) or zorganizovaly (fem. plural).

Usage

The form zorganizovali appears in neutral or formal contexts such as news reports, summaries, and descriptions of events. It emphasizes the completion of the organizing action and is typically followed by a direct object representing what was organized, for example a conference, event, or fundraiser.

Etymology and related terms

Zorganizovali derives from zorganizovat, the perfective counterpart of organizovat, which itself comes from the noun organizace (organization) and the root organiz- linked to the concept of organizing. The root shares cognates with other European languages’ verbs meaning to organize, arrange, or set up. Related nouns include organizace (organization) and the verb zorganizovat as the base form for other past-tense variants.

Examples

- Zorganizovali konferenci. (They organized a conference.)

- Skupina zorganizovala sbírku. (The group organized a fundraiser.)