Zvolím

Zvolím is a Czech verb form, the first-person singular of the perfective verb zvolit, meaning to choose, elect, or decide upon something. Because zvolit is perfective, its present tense form is used to express a future action in English: zvolím translates mainly as I will choose or I shall elect. The verb can also appear in contexts of deciding on something for oneself when used with the reflexive particle si (zvolit si).

Conjugation and usage notes: the standard present forms of zvolit are zvolím, zvolíš, zvolí, zvolíme, zvolíte, zvolí. Past tense is formed with an auxiliary (jsem, jsi, je, jsme, jste, jsou) and the appropriate gender, e.g., zvolil jsem, zvolila jsem, zvolili jsme. The conditional is zvolil bych, zvolila bych, zvolili bychom. Zvolit is a perfective counterpart to the imperfective volit, and it is typically used for formal, decisive, or completed choices, such as elections or appointments.

Typical contexts: zvolit is common in political or organizational settings (Zvolí ho prezidentem; Bude zvolený člen výboru) as well as in everyday decision-making (Zvolím si nejlepší řešení). The reflexive form zvolit si emphasizes selecting something for oneself. In less formal contexts, vybrat or vybrat si can be used as synonyms, though vybrat is often broader and less formal, while zvolit carries a nuance of formal selection or settlement.

See also: volit (to vote or to choose) and vybrat (to pick, to select).