rozhodli

Rozhodli is a grammatical form of the Czech verb meaning “they decided.” It is the past tense for the third-person plural of the verb rozho dnout (to decide) or, in the reflexive sense, rozho dnout se (to decide to do something). In Czech, past-tense forms agree with the subject: rozho dli is masculine or mixed-gender plural; the feminine plural form is rozho dly, while singular forms include rozho dl (masculine) and rozho dla (feminine).

In ordinary use, rozho dli denotes that a group of people made a decision. It can stand alone as a report of a decision or pair with a complement such as o něčem (about something) or pro něco (for something). For reflexive actions, the common construction is rozho dli se, meaning “they decided to,” followed by the verb indicating the intended action, for example rozho dli se zůstat doma (they decided to stay at home).

The form is not a noun and does not function as a proper name. It is commonly found in news reports, narratives, and formal writing when describing collective decisions by organizations, committees, or groups of people. In Slovak, a closely related form also exists, with the same meaning in past tense for masculine or mixed groups: rozhodli. Other gender-specific forms exist as well (rozhodol, rozhodla, rozhodli, rozhodli) depending on the subject’s gender and number.

Examples:

- Rozhodli o změně plánu. They decided about the plan change.

- Rozhodli se pro nové opatření. They decided to implement a new measure.

Overall, rozhodli is a central past-tense form used to report collective decisions in Czech and closely related languages.

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