cestují

Cestují is the Czech verb form meaning “they travel.” It is the third-person plural present indicative of cestovat, the verb “to travel,” and is used to describe a group performing the action in the present.

Grammatical notes: cestovat is an imperfective verb of the -ovat class. Present tense forms (standard, non-colloquial): já cestuji, ty cestuješ, on cestuje, my cestujeme, vy cestujete, oni cestují. Colloquial spoken Czech often uses já cestuju instead of já cestuji, but the other forms (cestuješ, cestuje, cestujeme, cestujete, cestují) are common in everyday speech and writing.

Etymology and related forms: The verb is derived from cesta, meaning journey or road. Related noun forms include cestování (traveling, the act of traveling) and cestovní (travel-related, as in cestovní doklad = travel document).

Usage: Cestovat and its present forms describe traveling in general, travel as an activity, or ongoing travel by any means of transport. It is commonly used for personal, business, or leisure travel without specifying the mode of transport.

Examples: Oni cestují do Barcelony. (They are traveling to Barcelona.) Každé léto cestujeme po Evropě. (Every summer we travel around Europe.)

Notes: Cestují is specifically the present tense form for “they travel.” For other persons or tenses, different inflected forms of cestovat are used. The verb is typically imperfective, indicating ongoing or repeated travel rather than a completed act.