pochopí

Pochopí is a verb form in Czech and Slovak, the third person singular of the perfective verb pochopit, meaning "to understand" or "to comprehend." As a form of a perfective verb, pochopí generally refers to a completed action in the future: it is commonly translated as "he/she/it will understand."

Grammatically, pochopit contrasts with imperfective verbs such as chápat (to be understanding) that express ongoing or repeated states. In Czech and Slovak, perfective verbs do not have a present tense in the same sense as imperfective verbs; their "present" forms are interpreted as future actions. The past participle forms are pochopil (masculine), pochopila (feminine) and related gendered/plural variations used to form past tenses.

Typical usage appears in everyday speech and writing: for example, On to pochopí (He will understand that) or Snad to brzy pochopí (Hopefully he will understand it soon). Synonyms include rozumět/rozumieť and chápat/ chápať in different aspects and registers.

Etymologically, pochopit derives from the prefix po- combined with a root related to chopit (to seize, grasp), reflecting a figurative extension from physically seizing to mentally grasping. The form is a standard part of Czech and Slovak conjugation and is widely used in colloquial and formal contexts.