potvrdit

Potvrdit is a Czech verb meaning to confirm, verify, or certify something. It is a perfective form built with the prefix po- added to the imperfective base tvrdit (to assert). As a perfective verb, its present tense forms express future meaning (potvrdím, potvrdíš, potvrdí, potvrdíme, potvrdíte, potvrdí). The past tense is formed with the auxiliary být: potvrdil potvrdila potvrdili, and the past participle is potvrzen.

Usage and context

Potvrdit is commonly used in official, administrative, and formal contexts, as well as in everyday digital interactions. Typical collocations include potvrdit platnost (to confirm validity of a document), potvrdit identitu (to verify identity), potvrdit objednávku (to confirm an order), and potvrdit e‑mailovou adresu (to confirm an email address). In banking or business, it appears in phrases like potvrdit transakci (to confirm a transaction) or potvrdit schválení (to confirm approval). In user interfaces, the imperative forms potvrď (singular) and potvrďte (plural/formal) are standard, as in “Potvrďte, prosím” or “Potvrďte svůj účet.”

Relation to other terms

Potvrdit is closely related to potvrzení (a confirmation or certificate) and to the noun potvrzení identity or potvrzení platnosti. It is frequently contrasted with ověřit (to verify or check), which emphasizes the process of verification rather than the act of formally confirming.

See also

potvrzení; potvrzení identity; ověřit; potvrzovací proces.