posiluji

Posiluji is the first-person singular present tense form of the Czech verb posilovat, meaning to strengthen, reinforce, or bolster. It is used to describe an ongoing action by the speaker, often in the sense of improving physical condition, resources, or resilience. As an imperfective verb, posilovat emphasizes the process rather than a completed result. The related perfective form posílit denotes a completed strengthening, with future forms such as posílím.

Grammatical details: posilovat is imperfective, so posiluji refers to a continuing act. The present tense forms are: já posiluji, ty posiluješ, on/ona posiluje, my posilujeme, vy posilujete, oni posilují. The infinitive is posilovat; the corresponding past tenses are formed with auxiliary verbs. The perfective counterpart posílit has future forms like posílím, posílíš, posílí, posílíme, posílíte, posílí.

Usage: posiluji commonly appears in physical training contexts, as in “Posiluji svaly pravidelným cvičením.” It can also be used figuratively to describe strengthening resources, defenses, or resolve, for example “Organizace posiluje odolnost investicemi” or “Tým posiluje své postavení.” The verb is typically used with direct objects in the accusative, such as své tělo, odolnost, nebo postavení.

Etymology and related forms: posilovat stems from síla (strength) with the verb-forming prefix pos-; related terms include posílit (to strengthen, perfective), posílení (reinforcement), and posilovna (gym). See also síla.