popisujeme

Popisujeme is the present tense, first-person plural form of the verb popisovať in Slovak and of the corresponding Czech verb popisovat (present tense form also appearing as popisujeme). It means "we describe" or "we are describing" and is used when the speaker and others describe something, typically in written or formal speech.

Etymology and form: The word derives from the noun opis, meaning description, with the productive suffix -ovať in Slovak or -ovat in Czech. As a present-tense form, popisujeme belongs to the imperfective aspect and functions in the active voice.

Grammatical notes: Popisujeme is a present, indicative, active form. It is transitive and normally takes a direct object in the accusative, for example describing results, methods, or phenomena. The form is shared by both Slovak and Czech, though the surrounding grammar may differ in each language.

Usage: The form is common in academic writing, journalism, manuals, and everyday description. It signals description of a process, findings, features, or events, without asserting value judgments. It can be followed by noun phrases such as postup práce, výsledky skúšky, or jiné zjištění, depending on the language.

Related terms: The noun opis and the noun popis are related in meaning, referring to description or the act of describing. Other conjugations of the same verb appear in different persons and tenses, and the verb pair popisovat/popísať covers both languages’ standard imperfective or perfective uses.