rezervovat

Rezervovat is a Czech verb meaning to reserve or to book in advance, such as a hotel room, table at a restaurant, a ticket, or a service. It conveys the intention to hold a space or item for a specific time, ensuring availability for the requester. The verb is imperfective, focusing on the action of reserving; its perfective counterpart is zarezervovat, used when the reservation is completed, often with the nuance of having secured it.

Etymology and related forms: rezervovat derives from the root rezerv- with the Czech suffix -ovat, common for forming verbs from nouns or adjectives. The related noun is rezervace (a reservation), and the adjective rezervační describes something related to reservations (rezervační systém, rezervační formulář). In usage, both rezervovat and zarezervovat are widely understood, with zarezervovat implying completion. There is also a reflexive form, rezervovat si, used when the subject reserves something for themselves, for example, rezervovat si stůl nebo pokoj.

Grammar and usage: as a regular -ovat verb, rezervovat follows standard conjugation patterns in present tense (já rezervuji/rezervuju, ty rezervuješ, on/ona rezervuje, my rezervujeme, vy rezervujete, oni rezervují), imperative (rezervuj, rezervujte), and past tense forms (rezervoval jsem, rezervovala jsem, atd.). The future can be expressed with budu rezervovat, or by using the perfective zarezervovat.

Examples: Můžu si rezervovat stůl na dnešní večer? Potřebuji zarezervovat letenku na příští měsíc. Rezervace byla potvrzena e-mailem.