probíhá

Probíhá is the third-person singular present tense form of the Czech verb probíhat. It means that something is currently in progress or taking place, and is commonly translated as “is taking place” or “is underway.” The form is used to describe events or processes that are ongoing at the moment of speaking.

Probíhat is an intransitive, imperfective verb. In present tense its forms are probíhám, probíháš, probíhá, probíháme, probíháte, probíhají. Probíhá is used with a nominative subject and does not take a direct object. It is frequent in formal writing, journalism, and official communications. For example: Konference probíhá v konferenčním centru od pátku do neděle. Proces probíhá podle schváleného plánu.

The phrase often appears with time expressions such as od … do … to indicate duration, or with phrases like v průběhu to emphasize ongoing progression. The word forms a natural part of Czech discourse when reporting on activities, events, investigations, or procedures that have not yet concluded.

Probíhající is the present participle meaning “ongoing,” and can be used as an adjective or noun phrase, e.g., probíhající projekt (an ongoing project). The sentence-level counterpart to probíhá is the perfective verb proběhnout, which expresses that something will take place and is completed (proběhne) or has already taken place (proběhla).

See also: probíhat, proběhnout.