pohyboval

Pohyboval is the masculine singular past tense form of the Czech verb pohybovat, which means to move. It expresses an action in the past that was ongoing or repeated, characteristic of the imperfective aspect.

Etymology: the word is built from the noun pohyb (movement) together with the common verb-forming suffix -ovat, which yields many Czech infinitives such as pohybovat.

Usage: pohyboval belongs to the imperfective paradigm and is used to describe motion in the past. Typical sentences include: On se pohyboval po místnosti (He was moving around the room) or Pohyboval se pomalu (He moved slowly). The form is often found with reflexive se, as in pohybovat se, to move oneself.

Inflection and related forms: the base form in past tense changes with gender and number, e.g., pohyboval se (masculine singular), pohybovala se (feminine singular), pohybovalo se (neuter singular), pohybovali se (plural). The infinitive is pohybovat; related nouns include pohyb (movement).

See also: pohyb, pohybovat.