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Díváme

Díváme is a Czech verb form. It is the first person plural present indicative form of the verb dívat se, meaning to look or to watch. It is used when the subject of the sentence is we. In standard sentences it appears with the reflexive pronoun se, as in díváme se na něco (we look at something) or simply díváme se (we are looking).

Morphology and usage notes: Díváme is the 1st person plural form of dívat se in the present

Examples:

- Díváme se na film. (We are watching a film.)

- Díváme se na televizi. (We are watching TV.)

- Díváme se, co se stane. (We are watching to see what happens.)

Pronunciation and orthography: Díváme is written with diacritical marks: the í in dí- and the á in

Relation to related forms: The base verb is dívat se; other persons and tenses include díváš se

See also: dívat se; Czech verb conjugation; list of Czech verb forms.

tense.
The
form
is
commonly
paired
with
the
reflexive
particle
se:
díváme
se.
In
practical
use,
it
conveys
ongoing
or
habitual
action,
such
as
watching
a
film,
looking
around,
or
paying
attention
to
something.
The
node
of
the
sentence
can
be
extended
with
prepositions
to
indicate
what
is
being
looked
at
(na
film,
na
obrazovku,
kolem,
atd.).
-máme,
reflecting
Czech
vowel
length
and
stress.
The
reflexive
pronoun
se
is
not
always
written
as
a
separate
word
in
connected
speech
but
remains
in
standard
written
form.
(you
look),
dívá
se
(he/she/it
looks),
díváme
se
(we
look),
díváte
se
(you
pl.
look),
and
dívají
se
(they
look).
The
entry
highlights
the
present
tense
1st
person
plural
form
rather
than
a
standalone
noun
or
title.