upozorava

Upozorava is the present tense form of the Slovak verb upozorovať, meaning to warn or to alert. As a third-person singular form, it is used to say that someone or something warns others. For example, in a safety notice you might read: Polícia upozoráva vodičov na nebezpečenstvo na diaľnici.

Etymology and usage notes: The verb is built from the root pozor (attention, caution) with the prefix u-, giving the sense of directing attention to a risk or issue. The basic infinitive upozorovať is imperfective, commonly used for ongoing or repeated warnings, while the perfective counterpart upozorniť expresses a single or completed warning in contexts where aspect matters.

Grammatical context: In Slovak, upozorovať and its present forms like upozoráva describe warnings that are current or habitual. When referring to a completed warning, speakers may use a perfective form such as upozorniť, depending on the sentence and aspect requirements.

Related terms: Other related forms include upozorňovať (an alternative spelling of the imperfective form), upozornenie (a warning or notification), and upozornený (warned). The concept is widely used in news, public announcements, and everyday speech to draw attention to hazards or important information.

See also: Slovak language, verbs of warning, safety communication.