mívala

mívala is a Czech verb form, the feminine singular past imperfect of the verb mívat. It is used to express habitual or repeated actions in the past, indicating that the action occurred regularly over a period of time rather than as a single event.

In linguistic terms, mívat is an imperfective verb, and the ending -la marks the feminine singular past imperfect. The form agrees with the subject in gender and number. Related past forms of the same verb include masculine singular and plural variants such as míval and mívali, as well as other feminine/plural forms, depending on the subject.

Usage of mívala is common in narrative and descriptive past statements to convey routines, habits, or customary actions. It often co-occurs with time expressions such as dříve (before), často (often), or obvykle (usually). It contrasts with the perfective past forms, which describe a single completed action rather than a habitual behavior.

Example: Když byla malá, mívala ráda chodit do parku. This sentence illustrates a past habit: the subject regularly liked to go to the park during childhood.

Etymology and related forms: mívat originates in Czech verb formation patterns that encode habitual aspect. The broader family of mívat forms includes other person and number variants that together cover present, past imperfect, and imperative usages in various contexts.

See also: Czech language grammar, imperfective aspect, mívat (infinitive), past tense in Czech.