zasahoval

Zasahoval is the masculine singular past imperfect form of the Czech verb zasahovat. The verb means to intervene in a situation, to interfere, to touch or affect something, or to take part in an action, often in response to an event. It is used in a range of contexts from everyday life to formal or legal discourse, for example when describing someone who intervened in a process or who influenced a development.

The stem zasah- comes from the root sah- related to reach or touch, with the prefix za- contributing a sense of movement into or into involvement. The verb is often followed by prepositions such as do or do jisté věci to indicate involvement in a particular matter, e.g., zasahovat do vyšetřování (to intervene in an investigation) or zasahovat do dění (to intervene in affairs). The noun zásah is related and commonly denotes an intervention, impact, or raid.

Morphology and usage notes: zasahovat is imperfective, describing ongoing or repeated action in the past, present, or future. Present tense forms include zasahuji, zasahuješ, zasahuje, zasahujeme, zasahujete, zasahují. The past imperfect masculine singular form is zasahoval; feminine singular is zasahovala, neuter singular is zasahovalo. Plural forms include zasahovali (masc), zasahovaly (fem). The form zasahoval explicitly refers to a male subject in the past; other gender agreements follow standard Czech conjugation.

Related terms include zásah (intervention or impact) and zasahovací, describing something related to intervention.