poskytli

Poskytli is a past tense form in Czech used with third-person plural subjects. It denotes a completed act of giving, providing, or supplying something and translates roughly as “they provided” or “they supplied.” The form derives from the verb poskytnout (the perfective counterpart of poskytovat) and is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts. In standard usage, poskytli marks masculine plural subjects; feminine plural would be poskytly, and mixed or neuter groups may require other past-tense forms.

Grammatical notes include that poskytli is a finite verb form in the past tense, active voice. It agrees with its subject in number and gender and is typically used without an auxiliary verb in past narration. For example: Oni poskytli informace veřejnosti. Společnost poskytla finanční prostředky. These sentences illustrate the distinction between the plural masculine form (poskytli) and the singular feminine form (poskytla).

Usage and nuance: poskytli commonly appears in journalism, government reports, and official statements to describe actions by organizations, institutions, or groups that have supplied resources, data, or support. It can pair with a range of direct objects such as information, data, financial resources, services, or grants.

Related forms: The verb poskytnout is the perfective infinitive corresponding to the past tense form poskytli, while poskytovat is the imperfective counterpart. The choice between poskytnout and poskytovat affects aspect and nuance in describing the act of providing. Similar forms are found in related Slavic languages, including Slovak, with parallel past-tense constructions.