sestupuje

Sestupuje is a Czech verb form that functions as the third person singular present tense of the verbs sestoupit and sestupovat. In common usage, it denotes an action of moving downward or decreasing, for example describing someone or something descends, slopes downward, or values decline. The form is typically understood as ongoing or repeated action in the present.

Etymology and meaning: the word is built from the prefix s- (down, away) combined with stoupit (to rise, to climb). Its opposite is often expressed with stoupat or vzestoupit, depending on nuance. The related noun sestup means a descent or downward movement, and sestupný is an adjective describing something related to descending.

Grammatical notes: sestupuje appears in present tense and is derived from imperfective verbs such as sestupovat. There is a perfective counterpart, sestoupí, which generally conveys a future sense in standard Czech. The verb can describe physical movement (descends from a height, moves down a slope) as well as abstract decrease (prices, temperatures, counts). Other forms follow regular Czech conjugation patterns: já sestupuji, ty sestupuješ, my sestupujeme, vy sestupujete, oni sestupují.

Usage and examples:

- Sestupuje z kopce pomalu. (He is descending from the hill slowly.)

- Teploty dnes sestupují. (The temperatures are dropping today.)

- Ceny sestupují v důsledku remonty. (Prices are decreasing due to the repairs.)

Note: in some contexts, more common verbs for decline are klesat or snižovat.

See also: sestoupit, sestupovat, sestup (descent).