Stáhnu

Stáhnu is a Czech verb form derived from stáhnout, meaning to pull down or, in modern usage, to download. As a perfective verb, its 1st person singular form can indicate a future action (I will download / I will pull down) or, in colloquial speech, a completed instance of the action. It contrasts with the imperfective form stahovat, which expresses ongoing or repeated downloading or pulling.

The base verb stáhnout is built from the verb táhnout (to pull) with a prefix that signals completion. The present-like form stáhnu is used to state a planned or imminent action and appears in contexts ranging from computing to physical actions, such as stáhnu roletu (I will pull down the blind).

In common usage, stáhnout is most often encountered in the sense of downloading data or files from the internet: stáhnu si ten soubor from the internet (I will download that file). Other related forms include stáhnout si (to download for oneself), stažený/stažené (downloaded), and stahování (downloading). The imperfective counterpart stahovat is used for repeated or ongoing downloads.

Examples:

- Stáhnu si ten soubor z internetu. (I will download that file from the internet.)

- Když připojení bude, stáhnu si nový materiál. (When the connection is available, I will download the new material.)

Stáhnu thus serves as a versatile form for indicating a forthcoming or completed act of downloading or pulling something downward, depending on context.