padáme

Padáme is the first-person plural present-tense form of the Czech verb padat, meaning to fall. It is used to describe that we fall or are in the act of falling, in both literal and figurative senses.

Etymology and relation to other forms: Padat comes from the Czech language family and is linked to the noun pád, meaning fall or downward movement. The form padáme shares the same root as other present-tense conjugations of padat, indicating ongoing or habitual action in the first-person plural.

Conjugation in the present tense: In the present indicative, the forms are: já padám, ty padáš, on/ona padá; my padáme, vy padáte, oni padají. The word padáme is the second-person-neutral, first-person plural form used for statements involving “we.”

Usage: Padáme appears in standard Czech discourse and can describe physical falling as well as metaphorical declines or setbacks. As a non-progressive imperfective verb, padat describes an action without focusing on its completion, often conveying ongoing or repeated events rather than a single, completed fall.

See also: padat, pád, pádový.

Note: The discussion above covers the basic linguistic properties of padáme as a grammatical form, suitable for understanding its role within Czech verb conjugation and general usage.