zagrali

Zagrali is a Polish verb form. It is the past tense of zagrać, the perfective aspect of the verb meaning to play, perform, or execute a playing action. Zagrali is used to describe a completed event in the past by a plural subject, translating to "they played" or "they performed" in English.

Formation and pronunciation: Zagrali is formed from the verb zagrać with the prefix za- added to the imperfective root grać, together with the plural past tense ending -li. The stress falls on the second syllable: za-GRA-li, and the standard pronunciation is approximately [zaˈɡra.li].

Usage notes: The perfective aspect indicated by zagrali signals a completed act of playing, which can refer to playing a piece of music, performing in a show, or taking part in a game or match. It commonly appears in news reports, reviews, biographies, and narrative passages. In contrast, the imperfective form grać is used for ongoing, habitual, or repeated playing.

Examples: Zagrali utwór na koncercie. They played a track at the concert. Zagrali mecz z przeciwnikiem. They played (took part in) a match against the opponent.

See also: zagrać, grać, past tense forms in Polish.