dostala

Dostala is a feminine past tense form of the verb dostat (to obtain or to receive) used in several Slavic languages. It functions to describe a female subject who has received something in the past. As a grammatical form, it appears in Czech and Slovak, and in other related languages with slight spelling variations.

In Czech and Slovak, dostala translates literally as "she received" or "she got." It is typically used in simple past constructions and can appear with or without an explicit subject. For example, in Czech you might see Ona dostala dopis (She received a letter). In Slovak, Ona dostala list conveys a similar meaning.

Spelling varies by language and orthography. In Polish, the equivalent feminine past tense is dostała, which includes a diacritic; in non-diacritic texts it may appear as dostala. Other Slavic languages with comparable forms include forms that convey the same meaning for a female subject in the past, sometimes with minor differences in inflection or accompanying auxiliary words.

Etymologically, dostala derives from the Slavic verb dostat/dostat, related to obtaining or reaching something. The form is common in written and spoken language and tends to be understood across speakers of related languages, though exact spelling and usage can differ by language, register, and context. Dostala is not a proper noun and does not denote a place or person on its own.