zobraz

Zobraz is the second-person singular imperative form of the Czech verb zobrazit, meaning to display, depict, render, or show. It is used to give a direct instruction to make something visible or to present information in a visual form. The infinitive form is zobrazit, and the related imperative plural is zobrazte.

The verb zobrazit is part of a family built from the base noun obraz, meaning image or picture. Common related forms include zobrazení (display, depiction), zobrazený (depicted, shown), and the imperfective counterpart zobrazovat. These forms are used across various contexts in Czech, from everyday speech to formal writing and computer interfaces.

In practice, zobraz is encountered mainly in UI labels and instructions. While the full infinitive is zobrazit, interface designers often employ the shorter imperative form (Zobraz) on buttons or menu items to prompt the user to reveal or present information, for example “Zobrazit náhled” (Show preview) or “Zobraz položky” (Display items). The form aligns with common Czech usage where concise button labels favor the imperative.

Cross-linguistic notes: Slovak uses a closely related verb zobraziť with a similar imperative form, and cognates appear in other Slavic languages with analogous meanings related to showing or displaying.

See also: Zobrazení, Zobrazený, Zobrazení náhledu.