dozráváte

Dozráváte is the present tense, second person plural form of the Czech verb dozrávat, which means to ripen, mature, or come to readiness. Dozrávat is the imperfective counterpart of the perfective verb dozrát. As an imperfective verb, dozráváte describes an ongoing process or gradual development, while dozrát would express a completed ripening.

Usage and meaning

The verb is used for natural processes such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, or wine maturing. It can also describe the gradual development of non-physical phenomena, such as plans, ideas, opinions, or a person’s character approaching readiness for a decision or action. In metaphorical contexts, it often conveys a sense of patience and progression toward a required state or conclusion.

Grammatical notes

Dozráváte follows standard Czech present-tense conjugation for the second person plural of an imperfective verb: já dozrávám, ty dozráváš, on/ona dozrává, my dozráváme, vy dozráváte, oni dozrávají. The related perfective form is dozrát, whose present and future forms express a completed ripening or a single, resulting state. The noun form is dozrávání, referring to the process of ripening or maturation.

Example sentences

Jablka dozrávají ve sklizňovém období. (The apples are ripening during the harvest season.)

Vy dozráváte k rozhodnutí. (You are maturing toward a decision.)

Ovoce ve sklepě dozrává pomalu. (The fruit in the cellar is ripening slowly.)

Etymology

The word is built from do- (prefix indicating completion or approach) and zrát (to ripen), with the iterative suffix -vávat forming the imperfective.

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