vyhýbal

Vyhýbal is the masculine singular past tense form of the Czech verb vyhýbat se, meaning to avoid or to steer clear of something. The verb is reflexive and is commonly used to describe avoiding risks, questions, direct confrontation, or other situations. The prefix vy- combined with the verb hýbat gives the sense of moving away from something.

In Czech, vyhýbat se belongs to a family of reflexive verbs, and its forms change with person, number, and tense. The present tense forms include vyhýbám se, vyhýbáš se, vyhýbá se, vyhýbáme se, vyhýbáte se, vyhýbají se. The past tense masculine singular form vyhýbal (se) is used when the subject is male, with feminine and neuter forms vyhýbala (se) and vyhýbalo (se), and the plural vyhýbali (se).

Usage and nuance: vyhýbal conveys deliberate avoidance in the past. It can imply evading responsibility, dodging questions, or simply avoiding a risk or situation. Examples include: "Vyhýbal se odpovědím na obtížné otázky." (He avoided answering difficult questions.) "Vyhýbal se riziku." (He dodged the risk.) The construction often uses the reflexive pronoun se, but in some cases a direct object or complement can appear without it, depending on context.

See also: vyhýbat se; avoidance in Czech language; Czech past tense conjugation.