Padáte

Padáte is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Czech verb padat, which means “to fall.” It is used to describe that a group of people or a formal/plural you is currently falling.

Padat is an intransitive, imperfective verb. Its present tense forms are: já padám, ty padáš, on/ona padá, my padáme, vy padáte, oni padají. Padáte specifically marks the second-person plural, i.e., “you (all) fall.”

Usage examples include both literal and figurative contexts. For example, a warning in a stairwell might be phrased as: Padáte ze schodů, buďte opatrní. Metaphorically, it can appear in expressions such as padáte do problémů (you’re falling into trouble) or padáte v soutěži (you’re falling behind in a competition). As with other Czech present-tense forms, padáte conveys aspectual continuity in the action.

Notes: Padáte is a grammatical form, not a separate lexical term. The infinitive is padat, and other present-tense forms follow the same stem pad- with person-specific endings. The form is used in direct address to multiple people and is common in everyday Czech when referring to a group.