objasnil

Objasnil is the masculine singular past tense form of the Czech verb objasnit, meaning to explain or to clarify. It is used to indicate that a male subject explained something in the past. The corresponding forms for other genders and numbers are objasnila (feminine singular), objasnilo (neuter singular), and objasnili (masculine plural; or objasnily for feminine plural in some contexts). In Czech past tense, the -l suffix marks masculine singular, with the other forms following gender and number.

Objasnit is a perfective verb. Its imperfective counterpart is objasňovat, which expresses repeated or ongoing explanation. The form objasnil is built from the stem objasni- plus the past-tense suffix -l. The word is commonly used in narrative and reported speech to attribute a completed act of explanation to a subject.

Usage examples include sentences like: On objasnil situaci na schůzi. (He explained the situation at the meeting.) Vysvětlení, které objasnil, uklidnilo účastníky. (The explanation that he gave clarified the situation and reassured the participants.) In direct speech or quotation, objasnil may be followed by a clause starting with že or proč, as in: Objasnil, proč to udělal.

Etymology and related forms: The verb objasnit is formed with the prefix o- and the root jasnit, cognate with the Czech jasný meaning clear. Related forms include objasňovat (imperfective) and words such as objasnění (explanation, clarification). The term is widely used across journalism, literature, and everyday Czech to denote the act of making something clear.