minimalizoval

Minimalizoval is a past tense verb form used in Czech to mean "he minimized." It is the masculine singular past tense of the verb minimalizovat, which means to minimize or reduce. The form illustrates a common Slavic pattern where the infinitive ends in -ovat and the past tense is built with a stem plus the suffix -oval for masculine singular, with -ovala for feminine and -ovalo for neuter.

Etymology and morphology: The verb minimalizovat is built from the root minimal- (from minimal, meaning smallest) and the standard Czech infinitive suffix -ovat. The word minimalizovat and its past forms are part of the regular conjugation system for -ovat verbs. In addition to minimalizoval, gender and number yield minimalizovala (feminine singular), minimalizovalo (neuter singular), and minimalizovali (masculine plural).

Usage and examples: Minimalizoval appears primarily in written and formal contexts discussing reduction in areas such as cost, resource use, or risk. For example, a sentence in Czech would be: On minimalizoval náklady. ("He minimized costs.") The term is routinely found in journalism, technical writing, and policy discussions, where precise past actions regarding reduction are described.

See also: minimalizovat (to minimize), minimalizace (minimization), and related adjectives formed from the same root. These terms are used across Czech and, to a similar extent, Slovak, reflecting shared morphology for the concept of reduction.