Vyznáváme

Vyznáváme is the present tense, first-person plural form of the Czech verb vyznávat. It means to profess, to confess, or to declare a belief, creed, or principle. The expression is used when a group or speaker publicly asserts what they stand for. In religious contexts it commonly translates as “we profess faith,” but it can also describe the declaration of non-religious values or positions.

The verb is related to the noun vyznání (confession, creed) and describes an explicit, committed declaration. It is commonly followed by a prepositional phrase indicating the belief or value, for example vyznávat víru v boha (to profess faith in God), vyznávat hodnoty, vyznávat zásady, vyznávat demokracii.

Grammatical note: vyznáváme is used with the subject we and appears in formal and informal contexts without needing an explicit subject. Other forms include vyznává, vyznával, vyznávali, depending on tense and person. The phrase is often found in public statements, declarations, or discussions of core commitments.

In contemporary usage, vyznáváme commonly appears in religious discourse but is also used metaphorically to articulate political, ethical, or cultural stances. It conveys a sense of principled adherence rather than a passive acknowledgment, and it is suitable for written or formal speech when a group wants to foreground its guiding beliefs.