rezervoval

Rezervoval is the masculine singular past tense form of the Czech verb rezervovat, meaning to reserve or to book. It indicates that the subject completed the action of making a reservation, typically for a table, room, tickets, or an appointment. The form is commonly used in Czech and also appears in Slovak, where the meaning is parallel.

Etymology and related terms: rezervovat is a loanword in Czech from French réserver, with cognates in other European languages. Related nouns include rezervace (a reservation) and rezervovaný (reserved, booked). The verb and its forms are part of standard prose and everyday speech.

Grammar and usage: Rezervoval is specifically masculine singular past tense. It is inflected for gender and number: feminine form rezervaovala, neuter rezervoovalo; plural forms include rezervovali (masculine), rezervovaly (feminine), and rezervovala (neuter or mixed). In sentences, it is common to see variants with subject pronouns, for example: On rezervoval stůl na večeři. Ona rezervovala pokoj pro tři dny. My jsme rezervovali lístky na koncert.

Common contexts: The term is used when reporting that someone has made a reservation—at a restaurant, hotel, or for travel or events. It can appear in formal writing and in conversation, and is interchangeable with other past-tense forms of rezervovat depending on the subject.

See also: rezervace, rezervovat. Notes: While rezervoval primarily denotes a completed action by a male subject, the verb’s full inflection covers all genders and numbers as standard in Czech and Slovak grammar.