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snííte

Sníte is a form of the Czech verb snít, meaning "to dream." It is the second-person plural present tense, used when addressing two or more people or when using the formal plural. The meaning covers both dreaming during sleep and imagining or hoping for something in a figurative sense.

Conjugation in the present tense is: já sním, ty sníš, on sní, my sníme, vy sníte, oni

Etymology and semantics: The verb snít is of Czech origin and is cognate with related Slavic verbs

Usage notes: Sníte is standard and neutral, suitable in both written and spoken Czech. It is not

sní.
Common
uses
include
questions
like
"Sníte
o
dovolené?"
(Are
you
dreaming
of
a
vacation?)
or
"Co
sníte?"
(What
do
you
dream
about?).
The
form
vy
sníte
is
typical
when
speaking
to
a
group
or
to
a
polite
audience.
such
as
Polish
śnić
and
Russian
сниться
(snitsya)
or
сниться
(snitsya)
in
related
senses.
The
related
noun
sen
means
"a
dream"
and
sny
means
"dreams."
In
usage,
sníte
can
denote
literal
dreams
during
sleep
as
well
as
figurative
dreaming
about
future
goals
or
possibilities.
used
in
the
singular
form;
for
singular
“you”
one
would
use
ty
sníš
or
vy
sníte
in
appropriate
contexts.
The
form
remains
common
in
everyday
language
and
is
a
basic
part
of
the
verb
snít’s
present-tense
paradigm.