odkazuje

Odkazuje is the third-person singular present tense form of the Czech verb odkazovat, which means to refer to, point to, or link to. It is commonly used to describe how a text or source directs the reader to another source or resource. In most contexts, odkazuje is followed by na with the meaning “refers to” or “points to,” as in odkazuje na jiný zdroj or odkazuje na webovou stránku.

Morphology and usage: The infinitive is odkazovat. The past tense forms include odkazoval (masculine singular), odkazovala (feminine singular), and odkazovalo (neuter or plural). The present tense forms include odkazuje (singular) and odkazují (plural). Imperative forms are odkazuj (singular) and odkazujte (plural). The word is typically used in formal or semi-formal writing, including academic, journalistic, and technical texts.

Semantic range: Odkazuje primarily conveys reference or direction to another resource. In literature and journalism, it can signal a cross-reference to another part of the same work or to an external source. In web contexts, the related noun odkaz designates a hyperlink; the verb form may describe an element that links to another page or document, especially when describing how a document references material found elsewhere.

Related terms: The noun odkaz means reference, hint, or hyperlink, while hypertextový odkaz denotes a hyperlink specifically in digital documents. The expression odkazuje na is a common construction to indicate that something points to or refers to something else.