vyvolává

Vyvolává is a Czech verb form in the present tense, third person singular, derived from the imperfective vyvolávat and its perfective counterpart vyvolat. The core meaning is to evoke, call forth, or trigger a response, feeling, or memory. It is widely used to describe how events, statements, or situations cause reactions in people. In a more specialized sense, vyvolat can also mean to develop or process something, notably photographic film or paper, through chemical treatment.

Etymology and senses. The word is built from the prefix vy- attached to volat (to call or to shout), yielding a metaphorical shift from “calling out” to bringing about a consequence or result. In everyday language, vyvolává often expresses psychological or emotional effects, as in phrases like vyvolává emoce (it evokes emotions) or vyvolává vzpomínky (it triggers memories). In photography, vyvolávat means to develop film or a print; in this sense, vyvolává can denote an ongoing process performed by a laboratory or by the photographer.

Grammar and usage notes. Vyvolává is one of several key forms of vyvolávat, with related forms including vyvolávám (I evoke/develop), vyvolávají (they evoke/develop), and vyvolat (to evoke/develop, perfective). The noun vyvolání refers to the act of evoking or the development process, depending on context. The meaning is clarified by surrounding words, enabling the same form to express mental, emotional, or technical actions.

See also: evoke, provoke, induce, vyvolávání, vyvolání.