sníilo

Snílo is a neuter singular past tense form of the Czech verb snít, meaning to dream. It is used to describe a dream experienced during sleep, often in constructions with reflexive or dative elements such as se mi snilo or se mu snilo, which convey that the speaker or another person had a dream.

Morphology and common forms. The verb snít has full past tense forms: snil (masculine), snila (feminine), snilo (neuter), snili (masculine plural), snily (feminine plural). Snílo is the neuter singular form, as in V noci se mi snilo, or Snilo se mu, že vyhrál. The phrase se mi snilo is a common impersonal construction meaning “I had a dream” or “I dreamt.”

Usage. Snílo is used when the subject of the dream is neuter or in impersonal constructions that do not assign gender to the dream itself. It frequently appears in personal statements about past-night dreams: V noci se mi snilo o dovolené. It can also occur with other verbs in reported dream content, e.g., Snílo se mi, že letím. In daydream contexts, Czech typically uses other aspects of snít or related expressions, but snilo still functions as the past-tense neuter form.

Etymology and context. Snílo derives from the Czech verb snít. The form is part of standard Czech grammar and appears in literature, media, and everyday speech. For related forms and usage, see snít and its past tense conjugations.

See also: snít, snil, snila, snili.