Czech Word of the Day
otevřít
/O-tev-řít (OH-tev-reet)/ • verb — 21st of May, 2026
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Meaning: to open (something); to cause something to be open — both physically and figuratively
Examples
- Můžeš otevřít dveře?
(Can you open the door?) - Otevřeli jsme balíček a našli v něm dopis.
(We opened the package and found a letter inside.) - Otevři knihu na straně padesát.
(Open the book to page fifty.)
Synonyms
- rozevřít
- rozbalit
Otevřít is a common transitive verb used for physically opening things (doors, packages, books) and for abstract uses (open a shop, open a file). The imperative singular is otevři; past masculine form is otevřel, feminine otevřela. It usually takes a direct object in the accusative.
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