poskytuje

Poskytuje is the present tense form of the Czech verb poskytovat, meaning to provide, to offer, or to supply something to someone. It is an imperfective verb, used for ongoing, repeated, or habitual provision. Its perfective counterpart is poskytnout, which denotes a single act of providing.

In standard usage, poskytuje is transitive and governs a direct object in the accusative: for example, "poskytuje služby," "poskytuje data," or "poskytuje informace." The phrase is common in everyday speech as well as in formal or administrative language, and it often appears in contexts such as public information, customer service, or legal texts.

Grammatical notes: In the present tense, the form "poskytuje" corresponds to he/she/it provides, while the plural form is "poskytují" (they provide). Other present-tense forms follow ordinary Czech conjugation patterns, and there are imperative forms such as "poskytuj" (informal singular) and "poskytujte" (formal or plural). The passive voice can be formed with se or by using a passive construction, e.g., "je poskytována."

Related terms include poskytovatel (provider), poskytování (provision or supplying), and poskytnout (the perfective form meaning to provide). The term is widely used across sectors, including business, public administration, healthcare, and IT, to describe the act of supplying goods, services, information, or resources.

Etymology: the verb is formed with the prefix po- attached to the verb stem poskytovat; it shares the same root as the related perfective poskytnout.