souhlasil

Souhlasil is the past tense masculine singular form of the Czech verb souhlasit, which means to agree or to consent. It is used to indicate that a male subject agreed to a proposal, plan, or statement. The verb commonly takes the preposition s to express agreement with something (souhlasil s návrhem). The related noun souhlas means consent or approval, and the two terms share the same root.

Conjugation and forms are used in different tenses: present tense forms include já souhlasím, ty souhlasíš, on/ona/ono souhlasí, my souhlasíme, vy souhlasíte, oni souhlasí. Past tense forms include souhlasil (masc. sg.), souhlasila (fem. sg.), souhlasilo (neut. sg.), souhlasili (masc. pl.), souhlasily (fem. pl.). The past participle souhlasil is used with the auxiliary být to form perfect tenses.

Usage context: souhlasit is used for both informal and formal agreement. It can describe accepting a suggestion, decision, or policy. Common expressions include giving consent (dát souhlas) and having approval (mít souhlas). In everyday speech, it appears in phrases like On souhlasil s návrhem and decisions expressed after consensus.

Etymology and related forms: the verb is closely related to the noun souhlas (consent, agreement) and has cognates in other Slavic languages, such as Slovak súhlasiť. The root is linked to the idea of alignment with another’s voice or position, as reflected in related terms such as hlas (voice).