editovala

Editovala is a finite verb form used in Czech and Slovak. It is the past tense, feminine singular, active voice form of the verb editovat (Czech) or editovať (Slovak), meaning to edit. The form conveys that a female subject performed the act of editing in the past. It can also be understood as the imperfective past, depending on context.

Morphology and usage remarks: In both languages, editovat/editovať is an imperfective verb, so editovala describes an editing action that occurred in the past. The corresponding forms for other genders and numbers are editoval (masculine singular), editovalo (neuter singular), and editovali (plural). The feminine singular form editovala is therefore used when the subject is a woman or a feminine noun.

Examples:

- Czech: Ona editovala článek. This means “She edited the article.”

- Slovak: Ona editovala článok. Alternatively, Editovala som text means “I edited the text.”

Etymology and context: The word is formed by attaching the feminine past-tense ending -ovala to the verb stem edit-, a common pattern for -ovat/-ovať verbs in these languages. The meaning is general and applies to editing in writing, media, software documents, and online content. In everyday usage, editovala frequently appears in reporting, narration, and descriptions of past editing actions by female subjects.

See also: editovat, editovať (Slovak variant), linguistic conjugation, past tense in Czech and Slovak.