Odvádjí

Odvádjí is the third-person plural present tense form of the Czech verb odvádět. The prefix od- signals separation or removal, and the root vést means to lead. The verb has several related meanings. In standard usage, odvádět can mean to lead away or divert something from its original place or focus; to drain or channel liquids away; to remit or transfer money to authorities (for example paying taxes or social insurance). It can also convey the sense of drawing attention away or misdirecting someone. In financial contexts it is used for payments to state or institutions, as in paying taxes or contributions.

Note: In standard Czech, the correct 3rd person plural present tense form is odvádějí. The form odvádjí may occur in nonstandard writing, dialects, or informal speech, but it is not the normative spelling in modern standard Czech.

Usage examples include common collocations such as odvádět pozornost (to divert attention), odvádět vodu (to drain water), and odvádět daně (to remit taxes) or odvádět prostředky do zahraničí (to transfer funds abroad). The phrase odvádění pozornosti functions as a noun phrase referring to the act of diverting attention.

Etymology and related forms: odvádět derives from the prefix od- plus vést; related nouns include odvádění (the act of diverting/remitting/draining) and related forms such as odvést (to remit/pay off, or to take away). See also synonyms like přesměrovat (redirect) or odvést pozornost for similar senses.

Overall, odvádjí, as a form of odvádět, appears in contexts ranging from physical movement of substances to financial transfers and cognitive redirection, with meaning guided by the object and context.