podstupujeme

Podstupujeme is a present-tense form used in Czech and Slovak to mean “we undergo” or “we submit to.” It is the first-person plural form of the imperfective verb podstupovať (Czech) or podstupovať (Slovak), indicating that the subject group is currently undergoing an action, procedure, or experience over time. In both languages, podstupovať denotes an ongoing process rather than a single completed event.

Etymology and related forms: The prefix pod- combined with the root stoup- (to step or move) yields a sense of being subjected to or participating in something. The imperfective podstupovať contrasts with the perfective podstúpiť (Czech) / podstúpiť (Slovak), which expresses the idea of undertaking a single event or its completion and is typically used with future or past contexts (podstoupím, podstúpim; podstoupil jsem, podstúpil som).

Usage: Podstupujeme is common in contexts such as medicine, research, or testing, where people are described as undergoing examinations, procedures, or trials. It can also be used more broadly to indicate undertaking challenges or experiences: Podstupujeme náročný kurz, Podstupujeme sérii vyšetření, Podstupujeme nový program. The imperfective aspect emphasizes the process rather than a discrete end point.

See also: podstupovat, podstoupit, Czech and Slovak verb aspects and usage.