stoupit

Stoupit is a Czech verb that means to rise, to go up, to ascend, or to increase. It is the perfective counterpart of the imperfective verb stoupat. The action described by stoupit is typically viewed as a completed or future event, while stoupat is used for ongoing or repeated increases.

Form and usage notes: As a perfective verb, stoupit denotes a single, completed rise or a rise expected to occur. In the present tense, perfective verbs express future meaning, so forms such as stoupím, stoupíš, stoupí, stoupíme, stoupíte, stoupí refer to future rises. The past tense of stoupit agrees with the subject: stoupl (masculine), stoupla (feminine), stouplo (neuter), stoupli or stouply (plural). The non-perfective counterpart stoupat is used for ongoing or repeated increases, e.g., when describing gradual or habitual changes.

Common contexts: Stoupit is used for physical ascent (stoupit na kopec, stoupit po schodech), for quantities and measures rising (teplota stoupne, ceny stoupí), and for levels or intensities increasing (hladina stoupne, síla stoupí). It can describe events such as weather changes, price movements, or measurements that reach a new level.

Related terms: The opposite is klesat/klesnout (to fall, to decrease). Related verbs include stoupání (the act of rising) and stoupat (the imperfective counterpart). The usage of stoupit often implies a specific, identifiable rise rather than a continuous trend.