trvají

Trvají is a Czech verb form of the verb trvat, meaning to last or endure. It is used to express the duration of a state or ongoing action and is common in descriptions of how long something continues.

Conjugation and form: trvají is the present tense, third person plural, of the imperfective verb trvat. In full present tense, the forms are: já trvám, ty trváš, on/ona/ono trvá, my trváme, vy trváte, oni/trvají. As an imperfective verb, trvat describes ongoing or repeated duration rather than a completed event. The past tense forms are trval, trvala, trvalo (singular) and trvali, trvaly (plural), depending on gender and number.

Usage: Trvat is used to state how long something lasts or continues. Examples include: Zápas trvá tři hodiny. (The match lasts three hours.) Jednání trvá už několik dní. (The talks have been going on for several days.) It can be combined with time expressions such as do, během, or po to indicate limits or periods of time.

Etymology and related forms: The verb trvat is a basic Czech verb with Old Czech attestations and cognates in other Slavic languages, all generally meaning to endure or last. Related nouns include trvání (duration) and adjectives such as trvalý (lasting).

See also: trvat, trvání, trvalý.