predpovedajú

Predpovedajú is a Slovak verb form meaning they forecast or they predict. It is the present tense, third person plural form of the verb predpovedať, which itself means to forecast, foresee, or foretell. The infinitive predpovedať is built from the prefix pred- (before) combined with the root povedať (to say), conveying the notion of saying something in advance.

In standard Slovak, predpovedajú is used when referring to multiple subjects who are making forecasts or predictions. It appears in news reports, meteorology, politics, science, and everyday speech. The full present-tense paradigm of predpovedať includes predpovedám, predpovedáš, predpovedá, predpovedáme, predpovedáte, and predpovedajú, with predpovedajú specifically serving the third-person plural.

Common usage notes include distinguishing predpovedať from other verbs of saying or telling and recognizing that predpovedať often implies an outlook or forecast about the future. The noun form predpoveď means “a forecast,” while related adjectives and verbs derive from the same root.

Examples:

- Odborníci predpovedajú, že teploty v lete vzrastú. (Experts forecast that temperatures will rise in the summer.)

- Meteorológovia predpovedajú dažďové dni na konci týždňa.

Etymology and morphology: predpovedajú derives from predpovedať, formed with prefix pred- and the verb povedať, and follows standard Slovak conjugation for -ať verbs in the present tense.