dopadnou

Dopadnou is a Czech verb form, the third-person plural present tense of the verb dopadnout. In standard usage, this form often carries a future-oriented meaning, equivalent to "they will end up" or "they will turn out" in English, when used with a perfective verb. The verb dopadnout itself means to end up, to turn out, or to result.

Pronunciation is approximately doh-pahd-noh, with the primary stress on the first syllable.

Usage and meaning

Dopadnou is commonly used to discuss the outcome of events, plans, or processes. It appears in journalism, politics, and everyday speech whenever the speaker wants to convey an expected result. Examples include: Jak dopadnou volby? (How will the elections turn out?) Pokud se to podaří, dopadnou dobře. (If it works out, they will turn out well.)

Morphology and related forms

Dopadnou is the plural present form of dopadnout. Related forms include the infinitive dopadnout, the past tense dopadl/dopadla/dopadlo, and the present singular dopadne. The term is primarily used for factual or speculative statements about outcomes rather than for ongoing actions.

Etymology

The form derives from do- plus padnout/padat, incorporating a figurative meaning of reaching a conclusion or landing at a result. As with other Czech perfective verbs, dopadnout and its conjugations express completed or forthcoming outcomes rather than continuous action.

See also

dopadnout, dopad, turn out, end up.