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Při means during, when, or in the course of.
So:
- Při ověření totožnosti = during identity verification
- more literally: during the verification of identity
This is a very common Czech pattern:
- při jednání = during the meeting / in the meeting
- při kontrole = during the inspection / during the check
- při studiu = during one’s studies / while studying
Grammatically, při takes the locative case, which is why ověření has the same form it would have in the locative here.
Ověření is not a finite verb here. It is a verbal noun derived from the verb ověřit / ověřovat = to verify.
So:
- ověřit = to verify
- ověření = verification
In this sentence, ověření behaves like a noun, which is why it can follow the preposition při.
A very literal breakdown is:
- při ověření totožnosti = during the verification of identity
This kind of noun is extremely common in formal Czech, especially in official or administrative language.