Potebují

Potřebují is the third-person plural present tense form of the Czech verb potřebovat, meaning to need or to require. It is used when the subject is they (oni) and the object is something they need. In standard Czech, the spelling with a háček on r and the final í is required: potřebují. The nonstandard form potebují without diacritics is a common misspelling or simplification, especially in texts that omit diacritics.

The verb potřebovat is transitive and takes its direct object in the accusative. For example: Oni potřebují pomoc. Co potřebují k práci? They need help. This verb often collocates with nouns describing things, actions, or time: potřebují nové auto, potřebují víc času.

Conjugation in the present tense (indicative) of potřebovat is as follows: já potřebuji, ty potřebuješ, on/ona/ono potřebuje, my potřebujeme, vy potřebujete, oni potřebují. The stem تغییرs slightly across persons, but the basic meaning remains “to need.” The corresponding noun is potřeba, meaning a need or necessity.

Variants and colloquial usage: in spoken Czech, a common informal form for 1st person singular is potřebuji or the even more colloquial potřebuju. Other persons also appear in speech as potřebuji, potřebuješ, potřebuje, potřebujeme, potřebujete, potřebují, with the standard written forms preferred in formal writing.

In summary, potřebuji and jeho relatives form the core of Czech expressions of necessity, with potřebují serving as a key 3rd-person plural form and potřeba as the related noun.