dokumentuju

Dokumentuju is the first-person singular present tense form of the Czech verb dokumentovat, meaning "I document." It is used to express that the speaker is currently recording information, facts, or events, or that documenting is a regular activity. The form is common in everyday speech and informal writing, where someone is describing their own action of creating a record or archive.

Usage examples: Dnes dokumentuju výsledky experimentu. Já dokumentuju změny v protokolu a připravuji k nim zprávu. These sentences illustrate the verb’s role in describing ongoing documentation work in scientific, administrative, or journalistic contexts.

Conjugation and related forms: Dokumentuju forms part of the -ovat verb family in Czech. Present tense forms include: já dokumentuju, ty dokumentuješ, on/ona dokumentuje, my dokumentujeme, vy dokumentujete, oni dokumentují. The verb can also appear in various tenses and aspects by combining with auxiliary phrases to indicate completed documentation, ongoing processes, or habitual practice.

Etymology and related terms: The verb is derived from the noun dokument (document) with the verb-forming suffix -ovat, a common pattern in Czech for creating action-oriented verbs. Related terms include dokument, dokumentace (documentation), and jiné formy dokumentarit (rare or archaic variants). In closely related Slavic languages, parallel forms exist with corresponding roots (for example, Slovak dokumentujem is a cognate).

See also: dokument, dokumentovat, dokumentace.