orientujete

Orientujete is a form of the Czech verb orientovat in the present tense, second-person plural. It corresponds to “you orient” in English and is used when addressing more than one person (or in formal address in Czech). The verb has several related senses: to determine or adjust the position or direction of something (transitive); to align or tailor something to a target, such as a market or plan; and in the reflexive form orientovat se, to get one’s bearings or to become familiar with a place or situation.

In practical use, orientovat can refer to navigation and mapping, where one or a group orients a map or compass, and to business or planning, where activities are oriented toward a particular market or objective. Example: Firma orientuje své aktivity na domácí trh. Another example with a direct object: Vy orientujete mapu tak, aby sever byl nahoře. With reflexive use, the form changes to orientujete se, meaning you get oriented or you familiarize yourselves with a situation, city, or system.

Etymology and related forms: orientovat comes from the same root as orientation, with influence from the French orienter and the Latin oriens (east). Related Czech forms include orientace (orientation), orientovaný (oriented), and orientování (orienteering or orientation activity). The conjugation is regular for Czech verbs of this class, with orientujete as the expected second-person plural present form.