Opakujeme

Opakujeme is the first-person plural present tense form of the Czech verb opakovat, meaning to repeat or reiterate. It is used when the speaker and others are repeating something for emphasis, for recall, or to check understanding.

In terms of grammar, opakovat is a regular -ovat verb. Present tense forms include: já opakuji, ty opakuješ, on/ona/ono opakuje, my opakujeme, vy opakujete, oni/opakují. The past tense is formed with auxiliary verbs and the appropriate past participle (for example, opakovali jsme, opakovaly). Imperative forms are opakuj (informal singular) and opakujte (plural or formal).

The etymology of opakovat traces to the root opak- meaning repetition, with the productive Czech suffix -ovat used to form verbal derivatives. Related words include opak (a repetition) and opakování (repetition, the act of repeating). The vocabulary cluster also yields related adjectives such as opakující (reiterating) and nouns that describe the act of recapitulation.

Usage and nuance: opakujeme is common in educational and instructional contexts, where material is being recapped or reviewed, but it also appears in everyday speech when stressing a point or ensuring understanding. Examples include: Dnes opakujeme první kapitolu. Musíme opakovat látku, abychom si to zapamatovali. Opakujeme to, co jsme se už naučili.

See also: opakování, opakovat, opakující.