postrádáte

Postrádat is a Czech verb meaning to lack, to miss, or to be in the absence of something or someone. It is a transitive verb and is commonly used to describe a deficiency of tangible objects, abilities, opportunities, or people. The form postrádáte is the present tense, second person plural (you lack) or the formal singular you.

Present-tense forms of postrádat include: já postrádám (I lack), ty postrádáš (you lack, informal singular), on/ona/ono postrádá (he/she/it lacks), my postrádáme (we lack), vy postrádáte (you lack, plural or formal singular), oni postrádají (they lack). The noun postrádání means absence or deficiency.

Postrádat typically takes a direct object in the accusative, for example: "Postrádám peníze" (I lack money), "Postrádáš trpělivost" (You lack patience). It can refer to material items, qualities, circumstances, or people who are not present. The verb can carry a slightly more formal nuance than the more everyday synonym chybět, which also means to be missing but is used more broadly.

In usage, postrádáte se often appears in questions or statements about adequacy or sufficiency, such as "Co postrádáte ve svém pracovním týmu?" or "V této zprávě postrádáme důležité údaje." The form is productive in both written and spoken Czech and is closely related to related terms like postrádání (the act or state of lacking) and postrádat se (reflexive, in certain constructions).