sestávají

Sestávají is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Czech verb sestávat, which means to consist of or to be made up of. It is used to describe the internal composition or structure of a plural subject, such as groups, objects, or documents. The verb is imperfective and typically describes a state or characteristic rather than a single action. The present tense has standard personal forms: já sestávám, ty sestáváš, on/ona/ono sestává, my sestáváme, vy sestáváte, oni/ony/ona sestávají.

Usage notes: When describing what something consists of, use z + genitive: "Knihy sestávají z deseti kapitol." The construction "sestávají z" can be used with various plural subjects; synonyms include "skládat se z," but "sestávat" emphasizes internal structure more than mere aggregation.

Examples: Tyto knihy sestávají z deseti kapitol. Výzkumné týmy sestávají z pěti členů. In contrast to other Czech verbs for forming a list or composition, sestávat emphasizes how the elements fit together within the whole, rather than simply enumerating components.