pracujete

Pracujete is the second person plural present tense form of the verb pracovat in Czech and pracovať in Slovak, meaning "to work." It is used when addressing more than one person or, in Czech, as a formal address to a single person. The form derives from the noun práce (work) with the common Slavic verb-building -ovat.

Formally, "pracujete" is the 2nd person plural present tense form in both languages. In Czech, the present tense forms of pracovat include pracuju (1st person singular), pracuješ (2nd person singular), pracuje (3rd person singular), pracujeme (1st person plural), pracujete (2nd person plural), and pracují (3rd person plural). In Slovak, common forms are pracujem, pracuješ, pracuje, pracujeme, pracujete, a pracujú. The spelling "pracujete" is identical in Czech and Slovak, though pronunciation differs.

Usage and meaning: In both languages, pracujete is used for ongoing or habitual work. The pronoun vy is used in Czech for both plural you and formal address to a single person, and the same form pracujete covers both cases. Examples illustrate typical sentences about work on projects or during a day. Czech: "Co vy děláte? Pracujete na novém projektu." "Pracujete dnes až do večera." Slovak: "Čo vy robíte? Pracujete na novom projekte." "Dnes pracujete do večera." Etymology-wise, the verb is built from the noun práce (work) with the -ovat suffix, and it is generally imperfective; prefixes can form perfective verbs such as odpracovat for completed work tasks.