Neexistují

Neexistují is a Czech verb form that translates to "do not exist" or "there do not exist." It is the third-person plural present tense of the verb neexistovat, formed by adding the negation prefix ne- to existovat.

Neexistovat derives from existovat, which in turn comes from Latin existere. In modern Czech, neexistovat follows regular -ovat verb conjugation patterns in the present tense, yielding neexistuje for singular subjects and neexistují for plural subjects. The form neexistují is used specifically with plural nouns or pronouns, while neexistuje is used with singular ones.

Usage and nuance: Neexistují is employed to state the nonexistence of multiple entities, facts, or phenomena. It conveys an existential claim rather than a simple absence in a location. In everyday language, speakers sometimes prefer simpler negations such as nejsou or není to, but neexistují is common in formal, scientific, or philosophical contexts when discussing existence as a concept.

Examples: Neexistují důkazy proti teorii. (There is no evidence against the theory.) Neexistují žádní svědci. (There are no witnesses.) Přímo v textu lze narazit na větu: „Neexistují data, která by to potvrzovala.“ (There is no data that would confirm it.)

See also: existovat, neexistovat, negace.