procházíme

Procházíme is a Czech verb form from procházet, meaning to go through, to pass through, or to walk through. It is the first-person plural present tense, used for statements like “we walk through” or “we are walking through” something. The meaning is largely determined by the accompanying object or prepositional phrase, for example: procházíme městem (we are walking through the city) or procházíme parkem (we are walking through the park).

When used with the reflexive pronoun procházíme se, the sense shifts toward a leisurely activity: procházíme se = we are taking a stroll. This reflexive form is common when the emphasis is on a casual walk rather than a purposeful traversal. For instance, procházíme se po náměstí conveys strolling around the square.

Morphology and aspect: procházet is imperfective, so present tense forms like procházíme describe ongoing or habitual action. The corresponding perfective aspect would use a different verb (such as projít) to indicate a completed traversal rather than an ongoing one. In past narration, you would usually choose the appropriate past tense form (procházeli jsme for ongoing past or jsme prošli for completed past, depending on aspect).

Etymology and related forms: the prefix pro- combined with cházet (an archaic root meaning to go) yields procházet, with procházka as the noun for a walk. The related reflexive form procházet se is a common way to express strolling, while projít denotes a successful or through traversal in the perfective aspect.

Usage notes: in standard Czech, procházíme is followed by a location in the accusative or by a prepositional phrase such as po + locative, e.g., procházíme ulicemi or procházíme se po městě.