zamilovali

Zamilovali is the past tense form used with masculine or mixed-gender subjects in the Czech reflexive verb zamilovat se, meaning “they fell in love.” In the same verb family, feminine plural would be zamilovaly se, feminine singular zamilovala se, and masculine singular zamiloval se. The infinitive is zamilovat se, a compound of milovat (to love) with the reflexive particle se and the prefix z-, which adds a sense of entering a state. As a perfective verb, zamilovat se denotes a completed action, often reported as a specific moment when someone began to love someone else.

Zamilovat se expresses the experience of developing romantic feelings for another person, rather than ongoing affection. The prefix z- emphasizes a change of state compared with milovat. The construction is commonly combined with a prepositional object such as do někoho (“to fall in love with someone”). A typical phrase is zamilovat se do někoho; another common usage is zamilovat se na první pohled (“to fall in love at first sight”).

Examples include: Oni se zamilovali do té dívky. (They fell in love with that girl.) Ona se zamilovala do něj. (She fell in love with him.) Dvě sestry se zamilovaly do stejného muže. (Two sisters fell in love with the same man.)

Related forms and terms include zamilování, the noun form for the act of falling in love, and zamilovanost, which can mean romantic infatuation. The verb contrasts with milovat (to love), which can denote a longer-lasting or platonic sense of affection.