podstoupili

Podstoupili is the third-person plural past tense form of the Czech verb podstoupit, meaning to undergo, undertake, or submit to something. It is used when the subject performing the action is masculine plural or a mixed-gender group. The feminine plural form is podstoupily, and the neuter singular form is podstoupilo.

Podstoupit is a perfective verb, indicating a completed, bounded action. Its past tense forms are generally simple past without an auxiliary verb. Examples of related forms include podstoupil (he undertook), podstoupila (she undertook), podstoupilo (it undertook), podstoupili (they undertook, masculine or mixed), and podstoupily (they undertook, feminine).

Common uses of podstoupili include undergoing medical procedures, tests, examinations, or treatments, as well as undertaking formal steps or arrangements, such as podstoupili vyšetření, podstoupili operaci, or podstoupili riziko. The term can also be used in figurative contexts to describe undertaking challenges or tasks, for example, podstoupili náročnou zkoušku.

Etymology and grammar notes: podstoupit is formed with the prefix pod- attached to stoupit, conveying a sense of undertaking or undergoing a process. The form podstoupili specifically marks masculine or mixed-gender plural subjects in the past tense. As a common verb form, it appears frequently in news reports, medical records, narratives, and formal writing. See also podstoupit for the infinitive and related past tense forms.