Spolupracují

Spolupracujú is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Slovak verb spolupracovať, meaning to cooperate or to work together. It expresses that multiple subjects are engaging in cooperative activity. The verb is formed from the prefix spolu- meaning together and pracovať meaning to work.

Present-tense conjugation (example forms): ja spolupracujem; ty spolupracuješ; on/ona/ono spolupracuje; my spolupracujeme; vy spolupracujete; oni spolupracujú.

Spolupracovať is used to describe cooperative activity with other people, groups, or organizations. It is commonly paired with the preposition s to indicate working with someone (spolupracovať s niekým) and with na or pri to indicate working on a project or task (spolupracovať na projekte, spolupracovať pri vývoji). Examples: Firmy spolupracujú s univerzitami na výskume. Na projekte spolupracuje viac spoločností. Tým spolupracuje na novom produkte.

Related terms and nuances: spolupráca is the noun form meaning cooperation or collaboration. Kooperovať is a closely related but more formal or borrowed term used in some contexts. The choice between spolupracovať and kooperovať often depends on register and the specific context of collaboration.

Spolupracujú is a common, neutral term in Slovak for describing joint effort, teamwork, and collaborative activity across business, academia, government, and civil society.