Pevádjí

Pevádjí is a form found in Czech grammar, acting as the present-tense, third-person plural of the verb pevádět. The precise sense of pevádjí depends on the base verb from which it is derived; if pevádět denotes fastening or securing, pevádjí would roughly translate as “they fasten” or “they secure.” The root verb pevádět is relatively uncommon in modern standard Czech and tends to appear in historical, technical, or dialectal texts.

Morphology and form: The form pevádjí is created from the stem pevád- plus the standard third-person plural present-tense ending. The underlying root pev- is connected to notions of firmness and stability, which are reflected in related words such as pevný (firm, solid).

Usage and context: pevádjí is used when multiple subjects perform the action described by the base verb. In contemporary Czech, meanings analogous to securing or attaching are often expressed with more common verbs such as zabezpečují or upevňují, depending on the specific context. Because pevádět is not a frequently encountered verb in everyday language, pevádjí tends to appear mainly in specialized or older texts.

Etymology and related forms: The root pev- derives from the Proto-Slavic word for firmness, a semantic thread that appears in several Czech words related to security and stability. Related lexical items include pevný (firm), upevnit (to secure), and zabezpečit (to ensure or secure).

See also: pevný, upevnit, upevňovat, zabezpečit.