Pomozte

Pomozte is the imperative form of the Czech verb pomoci, meaning to help. It is used to address two or more people, or to speak to one person in a formal or polite register, and it expresses a request or call to action. The form is created from the stem pomoz- with the second-person plural/formal singular ending -te.

In everyday language, pomozte appears in requests and appeals, advertisements, and charitable campaigns. It is commonly paired with politeness markers such as prosím: Pomozte mi, prosím. It can take a direct object pronoun to specify the recipient of the help: Pomozte nám (help us), Pomozte mu (help him).

Linguistically, pomozte derives from the perfective verb pomoci; its imperfective counterpart is pomáhat. The imperative pomozte denotes a one-time act of assistance rather than ongoing helping, and it is appropriate in formal or plural address.

Cultural note: because it is a direct and courteous form, pomozte is widely used in fundraising drives, public service announcements, and collaborative campaigns where a collective call to action is intended. Related terms include pomoci (to help) and pomáhat (to help, imperfective).