usilují

Usilují is the third-person plural present tense form of the Czech verb usilovat, meaning to strive, endeavour, or pursue. The verb is imperfective, so the present tense expresses ongoing or repeated effort rather than a completed action. As a standard -ovat verb, its present tense forms are regular: já usiluji, ty usiluješ, on/ona usiluje, my usilujeme, vy usilujete, oni usilují.

Usilují is commonly used with the preposition o to indicate the goal or object of the striving. For example: usilují o lepší život (they strive for a better life), usilují o svobodu, usilují o mír. The construction is widely used across contexts such as politics, civic movements, education, and everyday life, without implying any specific ideology.

Related linguistic forms include usilování, the noun meaning the act or process of striving, and the rarely used usilovač, a term referring to a person who strives. The verb belongs to a larger family of expressions related to aims, goals, and advocacy, and it appears in both formal and informal Czech.

Usage notes: because usilovat is imperfective, usilují denotes current or habitual effort. The past tense would be usilovali (masculine or mixed gender), and the future with a finite verb phrase would be budou usilovat. In contexts emphasizing purpose, the phrase usilují o + noun is common.