Zachytáváte

Zachytáváte is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Czech verb zachytávat. The verb means to catch, seize, intercept, or capture, and is used for ongoing or repeated actions. Zachytávat is the imperfective aspect; its perfective counterpart is zachytit, which represents a completed capturing event. In present tense, the forms of zachytávat are: já zachytávám, ty zachytáváš, on/ona zachytává, my zachytáváme, vy zachytáváte, oni zachytávají.

The prefix za- with chytat gives a sense of completion or reaching beyond a simple catch, and zachytávat covers a range of senses from physical catching (a ball), to interception or capturing in a broader sense (signals, data, images), and even capturing attention in a conversational or rhetorical context. In practice, zachytávat is common in technical and media language (zachytávat signály, záznamy), sports commentary (zachytávat míč), or photography and storytelling (zachytávat okamžiky).

Usage notes: as a standard present tense form, zachytáváte is appropriate when addressing multiple people who are currently performing the action. The verb often appears in contexts implying ongoing or habitual catching or interception, rather than a single completed event.

Related terms include zachytit (to catch or intercept as a single completed act), chytat (to catch, catch repeatedly in a general sense), and zadržet (to detain or hold back), which occupy related but distinct semantic spaces in Czech.

Examples: Zachytáváte signály v rozvodu? (Are you intercepting signals in the system?); Zachytávat okamžiky na fotografii vyžaduje rychlý expoziční čas.