smíchají

Smíchají is the third-person plural present tense form of the Czech verb smíchat, meaning to mix, blend, or combine. It is used when the subject (oni or ony, they) performs the action of mixing. Because smíchat is a perfective verb, its present tense often expresses a future or completed action, depending on context. The imperfective counterpart is míchat, whose present tense is míchají and describes ongoing or habitual mixing.

Etymology and grammar: smíchat is formed from the verb míchat with the prefix s-, which indicates bringing together or combining. The basic noun form is smíchání (the act of mixing). In sentences, smíchají typically takes an accusative object for the substances being mixed, and may be followed by conjunctions to show what is being combined (for example, smíchají vodu s limonádou – they mix water with lemonade).

Usage: The form appears in cooking, chemistry, materials science, and everyday instructions. It can describe a planned or soon-to-be event or a stated fact about a group performing the action. In contrast, míchají is used for ongoing mixing of imperfective aspect.

Examples:

- Smíchají mouku s vodou, aby vzniklo těsto. (They mix flour with water to form dough.)

- Smíchají dvě kapaliny, aby dosáhly požadované reakce. (They mix two liquids to achieve the desired reaction.)

See also: míchat, smíchat, smíchání.