hrajeme

Hrajeme is the 1st person plural present tense form of the Czech verb hrát, meaning to play or to perform. As an imperfective verb, it denotes an action that is happening now or is repeated as a matter of habit.

The form is used in a variety of contexts where a group engages in an activity. It can describe playing a game or sport (for example, Hrajeme fotbal or Hrajeme tenis) and playing a musical instrument or performing on stage (such as Hrajeme na kytaru or Hrajeme ve školním představení). It is also used in everyday speech to indicate collective participation in an activity.

Linguistic notes: the infinitive of the verb is hrát. In present tense, the 1st person singular can appear as hraju or hraji, while the 2nd person singular is hraješ, the 3rd person singular is hraje, and the 2nd person plural is hrajete, with the 3rd person plural hrají. The form hrajeme thus agrees with the subject “my.” Hrát is an imperfective verb, so hrajeme does not imply a completed action; a completed performance would be expressed with a perfective form such as zahrát in appropriate contexts. See also related phrases like hrát roli (to play a role) and hrací aktivity (games and performances).