Pohybují

Pohybují is a form of the Czech verb pohybovat, or pohybovat se, and represents the present tense, third person plural. It is used when the subject performs movement either of itself (with reflexive se) or of an object. In everyday language, pohybují se describes beings in motion, while pohybují can appear without se when discussing moving an object.

Morphology and usage

The infinitives are pohybovat and pohybovat se. The present tense forms include: já pohybuji, ty pohybuješ, on/ona/ono pohybuje, my pohybujeme, vy pohybujete, oni/ony pohybují. The form pohybují appears as the 3rd person plural present for the non-reflexive version (pohybují) and as part of the reflexive construction (oni se pohybují). The verb can be used transitively when an object is moved (pohybovat něco) or intransitively when the subject moves itself (se pohybují).

Etymology and related forms

Pohybují derives from the noun pohyb (movement) with the common Czech infinitive suffix -ovat, producing the verb pohybovat and its reflexive counterpart pohybovat se. Related words include pohyb, pohyblivost (mobility), and pohybování (the act of moving).

Usage notes

Pohybují is common in descriptions of physical movement, such as people, animals, or objects in motion. It also occurs in figurative senses, for example when markets or processes are moving in a direction: Trh se pohybuje nahoru. The form is primarily used with third-person plural subjects.

See also

Pohyb (movement), pohybovat (to move), pohybovat se (to move oneself), pohyblivost (mobility).