znamená

Znamená is a Czech verb meaning “to mean” or “to signify.” It is the present-tense third-person singular form of znamenat. The word is used to express the meaning of words, phrases, signs, or actions, and it forms the core of definitions, explanations, and paraphrases. In everyday speech, it is common in constructions such as “Co to znamená?” (What does that mean?), “To znamená…” (That means…), and in more formal prose to specify the sense of a term or concept.

Conjugation and related forms: Infinitive znamenat; present tense forms are: já znamenám, ty znamenáš, on/ona/ono znamená, my znamenáme, vy znamenáte, oni znamenají. The past tense is formed with the auxiliary být and the past participle; gender and number govern the forms (masculine znamenal, feminine znamenala, neuter znamenalo). The noun znamení means “sign” or “omen” and is etymologically linked to the concept of a sign or indicator associated with the verb.

Usage notes: znamenat is versatile and appears in definitions, explanations, and descriptions of consequences. The phrase “co znamená” asks for the meaning of something, and “to znamená” introduces a clarification or result. It is common in both spoken Czech and formal writing. The word should be understood in relation to other related terms, such as znamení (sign) or znak (mark), which share a semantic field but differ in grammatical function.