scházíme

Scházíme is the present tense, first-person plural form of the Czech verb scházet se, meaning to meet or get together. It is commonly used to indicate that the speaker and others are meeting or gathering, often on a regular basis or as part of a plan.

Scházet se is a reflexive intransitive verb, so the pronoun se accompanies the verb. In standard present tense usage, the common form is scházíme se for “we meet.” Other present forms include scházím se (I meet), scházíš se (you meet), schází se (he/she meets), scházíte se (you plural meet), and scházejí se (they meet). The sentence Scházíme se každou sobotu is a typical example, meaning “We meet every Saturday.”

Usage and nuance: scházíme se is used for social gatherings, regular get-togethers, and arranged meetings among friends, colleagues, or family. It can be paired with time expressions or places, e.g., Scházíme se v kavárně, Scházíme se pravidelně po práci. The phrase implies coordination and a sense of ongoing or recurring activity.

Relation to related words: scházíme se is derived from scházet se, with the reflexive se marking the action as a social gathering rather than a non-reflexive action. A related verb, scházet, has a separate sense meaning “to be missing” or “to falter,” and is not used in the same way as scházet se.

See also: scházet, setkání.