produkují

Produkují is a Czech verb form meaning "they produce." It is the third-person plural present tense of the verb produkovat (to produce). The infinitive is produkovat. The present tense forms in this conjugation pattern include já produkuji, ty produkuješ, on produkuje, my produkujeme, vy produkujete, and oni produkují. The form produkují is used when the subject is plural and the action is occurring in the present.

Usage and meaning

Produkovat is used in contexts such as manufacturing, economics, science, and everyday language to denote the creation or generation of goods, energy, substances, or results. The form produkují often appears with nouns like zboží (goods), elektřinu (electricity), potraviny (food), or výsledky (results). For example, Elektrárny produkují elektřinu (Power plants produce electricity); Společnosti produkují zboží (Companies produce goods).

Etymology and morphology

The verb is built from the stem produk- related to the noun produkt (product) and the common Czech suffix -ovat, which forms verbs meaning to perform the action associated with the root. This pattern yields a regular -ovat verb with standard present-tense endings.

Aspect and related forms

Produkují is imperfective present tense. Czech aspect distinguishes imperfective and perfective, so completed production is typically expressed with a corresponding perfective form formed through prefixes or alternative verbs (for example, vyprodukovat denotes producing something to completion). The related noun is produkce (production), and adjectival forms include produkční (production-related).

Examples

- Elektrárny produkují elektřinu.

- Farmy produkují potraviny.

- Společnosti produkují nové zboží.