praskla

Praskla is a grammatical form in Czech that serves as the feminine singular past tense of the verb praskat, meaning to crack, burst, or pop. It can also function as the feminine singular past participle used as an adjective in phrases describing something that has cracked. In everyday language, praskla agrees with feminine subjects and time reference is in the past.

Usage and examples

In ordinary sentences, praskla indicates that a feminine noun underwent cracking or bursting. For example: Sklenice praskla. (The glass cracked.) Another use is the attributive feminine form prasklá, which describes a damaged object, as in prasklá krabička (a cracked box) or prasklá skla (cracked glass) when used in a suitable grammatical construction. The choice between prasklá and praskla follows standard Czech agreement rules for gender and number.

Etymology and related forms

Praskla derives from the Czech verb praskat (or prasknout). The related masculine and neuter forms are prasklý (masc. singular) and prasklé (neuter or plural, depending on the noun). The root prask- conveys the sense of breaking or bursting, and various inflected forms are common in past-tense narration or in descriptive phrases.

Language notes

Praskla is primarily a literary-grammatical form used in standard Czech. It is not typically a standalone noun; its meaning is derived from its role as a verb form or adjective. In English, it is usually translated as “cracked” or “busted,” depending on context.

See also: prasklý, praskat, prasknutí, praskání.