Porovnejte

Porovnejte is the second-person plural imperative form of the Czech verb porovnat, meaning “to compare.” It is used to instruct a group or a formal audience to perform a comparison, for example in guides, manuals, or educational texts.

From a linguistic perspective, porovnat is a perfective verb, and its imperative 2nd person plural form is porovnejte. The form is built from the verb stem porovn- with the standard imperative ending -ejte. It is commonly used in neutral, instructional contexts and does not convey ongoing action in the same way as imperfective imperatives.

Usage of porovnejte is widespread in consumer advice, academic tasks, and decision-making guidance. It typically appears with a direct object describing the items to be compared (for example, ceny, parametry, nabídky) and may be followed by evaluative instructions (choose, assess, determine). The verb is often paired with reflexive si in casual instruction, as in porovnejte si možnosti, to emphasize a personal comparative assessment. While porovnejte expresses general comparison, the related verb srovnat can emphasize a side-by-side or exact alignment of features.

Examples:

- Porovnejte ceny v několika obchodech a vyberte nejlevnější variantu. (Compare prices across several stores and select the cheapest option.)

- Porovnejte si nabídky a zvažte poměr cena–výkon. (Compare the offers and consider the price–performance ratio.)

- Porovnejte vlastnosti obou produktů. (Compare the features of the two products.)

See also: porovnat, porovnávání, srovnat.