vystavit

Vystavit is a Czech verb with several related but distinct meanings centered on presenting, issuing, or displaying something. The most common senses are to issue a document or instrument (for example an invoice, certificate, or decision) and to display or exhibit something publicly. In administrative and commercial contexts, vystavit is used when creating an official record or document that is intended for another party, such as vystavit fakturu (to issue an invoice) or vystavit potvrzení (to issue a certificate).

Grammatically, vystavit is transitive and takes a direct object in the accusative. It is a perfective verb; its imperfective counterpart is vystavovat, used for repeated or ongoing actions (for example, vystavovat faktury regularly). Passive or past forms often appear in phrases like byl/a vystaven doklad (the document was issued). In reflexive or extended meanings, it can also appear in phrases meaning to expose or subject something to consideration, though this usage is less common in everyday language.

Common contexts include business administration (vystavit fakturu, vystavit smlouvu), civil administration (vystavit potvrzení, výpis), and, in cultural contexts, to stage or organize an exhibition (vystavit dílo v galerii). The term is etymologically linked to the notion of placing something on display or presenting it for examination, derived from vy- plus stavět or related forms, and it shares semantic ties with výstava and výstavní.

See also: vystavovat, výstava, výstavní.