Nepotebují

Nepotřebují is the third-person plural present tense form of the Czech verb potřebovat with the negative prefix ne-. It means “they do not need” and is used to express that something is not necessary for the subjects.

Origin and grammar: Potřebovat is a regular verb formed from the noun potřeba (need) with the common Czech -ovat suffix. In the present tense, the affirmative forms include potřebuji, potřebuješ, potřebuje, potřebujeme, potřebujete, potřebují. The negative forms are created by prefixing ne- to the corresponding affirmative forms, producing nepotřebují for the third-person plural.

Usage and examples: Nepotřebují is used to negate necessity or requirement. Examples:

- Nepotřebují nic. — They don’t need anything.

- Nepotřebují nové boty. — They don’t need new shoes.

- Nepotřebují, aby jim někdo pomáhal. — They don’t need someone to help them.

Nuance and related terms: The negation ne- signals absence of necessity rather than obligation. It is commonly contrasted with nechat, nemuset, or potřebovat in different contexts, where nuances of obligation, permission, or optionality may apply. The related noun potřeba refers to a need or requirement, and the verb potřebovat is the corresponding action of requiring something.

Orthography: The standard spelling uses diacritics (nepotřebují). In informal writing or digital contexts, diacritics may be omitted, but the diacritized form is the normative official spelling. See also potřebovat and ne- prefixes in Czech verb morphology.