mluvíme

Mluvíme is the first-person plural present tense form of the Czech verb mluvit, meaning to speak or to talk. In isolation it translates as “we speak” or “we are speaking.” It is commonly used to describe speaking activity performed by the speaker together with others.

Morphology and conjugation: The verb stem is mluv-, and the present-tense ending for the first-person plural is -íme. The full present-tense paradigm is: já mluvím, ty mluvíš, on/ona mluví, my mluvíme, vy mluvíte, oni mluví. Mluvit is an -it verb and follows standard Czech present-tense conjugation patterns, with typical phonetic adjustments in some forms.

Usage: Mluvíme frequently appears with languages or topics, as in Mluvíme česky (we speak Czech) or Mluvíme o tom (we are talking about that). It can express ongoing or habitual action and is common in everyday speech, teaching materials, and written text alike. The form also appears in reported speech and dialogues to indicate who is speaking.

Etymology and related forms: The verb mluvit originates from Slavic roots and is traced to Proto-Slavic *mluviti, with cognates across Slavic languages. Related Czech forms include mluvený (spoken), mluvení (speaking), and mluvný (relating to speech or talkativeness).

See also: Mluvit, Mluvení, Mluvený, Mlivení.