stahovat

Stahovat is a Czech verb with two main senses. In a general sense it means to pull or drag something toward oneself or in a downward direction. In computing and digital contexts it is used to mean downloading data or files from a remote source, such as the internet or a server.

Stahovat is imperfective; its perfective counterpart is stáhnout, which emphasizes the completion of the action. Common present tense forms include já stahuji, ty stahuješ, on stahuje, my stahujeme, vy stahujete, oni stahují. The past tenses are formed with the appropriate auxiliary and the perfective stem: stáhl, stáhla, stáhli, etc.

Usage notes: In computing, stahovat is often used with objects like soubory (files), data, or obsah (content). Example: Stahuji soubor z internetu. The English loanword downloadovat is also widely used in technical contexts, though stáhnout/stahovat remains standard Czech.

Derivative forms: stahování refers to the act or process of pulling or downloading, stažení denotes a download or the act of downloading, and stažený means downloaded. The verb can appear in phrases such as stahovat roletu (to pull down the blinds) or stahovat data ze serveru (to download data from a server).

See also: the related verb stáhnout (perfective counterpart), and the noun stahování. The term is common in everyday Czech as well as in IT and tech writing, reflecting both physical action and digital download activities.