vyjadoval

Vyjadřoval is the past tense masculine singular form of the Czech verb vyjadřovat, meaning to express or articulate. The related perfective form is vyjádřit, whose past tense is vyjádřil. The pair vyjadřovat / vyjádřit encompasses imperfective and perfective aspects, respectively, with vyjadřovat describing ongoing or repeated expression and vyjádřit indicating a single act of expressing.

Grammar and usage: Vyjadřoval is used in indicative mood to describe what someone expressed in the past. As an imperfective verb, it often conveys that the expression occurred over a period or repeatedly. It takes objects such as the person’s názor (opinion), postoj (stance), přesvědčení (conviction), or záměr (intention). The form can appear with various subjects and in different sentence constructions, including direct reports of dialogue or statements.

Common collocations: vyjadřovat svůj názor, vyjadřovat nesouhlas, vyjadřovat podporu, vyjadřovat postoj. In contrast, vyjádřit marks a completed act: vyjádřit svůj názor, vyjádřit souhlas.

Nuance: The choice between vyjadřovat and vyjádřit reflects aspect rather than meaning alone. Vyjadřovat emphasizes the process or repetition of expressing, while vyjádřit emphasizes a single, completed expression. Both are widely used in formal and informal Czech, including journalism, politics, and everyday discourse.

See also: vyjádřit, vyjadřovat, vyjádření, čeština.