vrátily

Vrátily is a form found in Czech grammar. It is the feminine plural past tense form of the verb vrátit se, which means to return or to come back. In this use, it marks that the action was completed by a feminine plural subject, such as a group of women or a group of feminine nouns. For example: Dcery se vrátily domů. This sentence means that the daughters returned home.

Morphology and usage

Vrátily is the finite past tense form used with feminine plural subjects. It belongs to the perfective verb vrátit se, whose basic meaning is to return or to come back. The corresponding forms for other gender-number combinations are vrátil, vrátila, vrátilo, vrátili, etc. In sentences, vrátily typically appears with the subject and may be accompanied by a reflexive pronoun se, as in se vrátily, or without it in certain narrative constructions where the reflexive is implied by context.

Etymology and related forms

The verb vrátit (to return) derives from the Slavic root related to turning or going back, with the prefix v- added to indicate direction or return. The past tense forms, including vrátily, are formed through standard Czech conjugation for perfective verbs, aligning with gender and number of the subject. Related forms include vrátil (masc. singular), vrátila (fem. singular), vrátilo (neuter), and vrátili (masc. plural).

Notes

Vrátily is a grammatically specific form and not a standalone noun. It is primarily encountered in written and spoken Czech as part of a verb phrase describing a completed action by a feminine plural subject. It should not be confused with unrelated terms or with forms of other verbs with similar spelling.