prohlaovali

Prohlaovali is a verbal form found in Slavic languages, most commonly in Czech and Slovak, that corresponds to the past tense with a meaning related to declaring or proclaiming. It is typically understood as the plural past tense used when a group performed the act of declaring something in the past. In standard Czech and Slovak orthography, the same meaning is expressed with forms such as prohlašovali (Czech) or prehlasovali (Slovak). The form prohlaovali may appear in texts without diacritics or in nonstandard spellings, but it is not the conventional spelling in formal writing.

Etymology and cognates: The verb is built from a root related to saying or announcing and is combined with a prefix that emphasizes the act of public declaration. It belongs to a family of verbs in which the base meaning is to declare, pronounce, or announce, often used in legal, political, or public contexts.

Usage and context: Prohlaovali appears in narrative or descriptive passages to report that a group declared something in the past. It is common in historical accounts, newspaper reports, or official statements describing past events where multiple subjects participated in a declaration. In modern standard usage, language forums and editors prefer the diacritically marked forms (prohlašovali, prehlasovali) for accuracy and clarity.

Examples: Oni prohlašovali nezávislost. Politické orgány prohlašovaly jednostranné prohlášení. Note that diacritics yield the standard Czech “prohlašovali” and Slovak “prehlasovali.”

See also: Prohlášení (declaration), Prohlásit (to declare), Prehlasovať (to declare in Slovak).