zachytávám

Zachytávám is a Czech verb form, specifically the first-person singular present indicative of the imperfective verb zachytávat. The basic meaning of zachytávat is to catch, seize, or capture something, but it can also be used in senses such as perceiving, grasping, or recording something. The imperfective aspect indicates an ongoing, repeated, or habitual action, in contrast to the perfective counterpart zachytit, which denotes a single, completed act of catching.

The standard pair of aspects for this verb contrasts ongoing capturing with a one-time capture. Forms of the imperfective zachytávat describe processes or repeated attempts, e.g., zachytávám pohyb, zachytáváš signály. The perfective form zachytit expresses a completed capture, and its future is typically rendered in Czech by a simple future form (for example, zachytím). In practice, speakers use both forms depending on whether the emphasis is on the process or on a single achievement.

Common related forms include the present tense for other subjects (zachytáváš, zachytává, zachytáváme, zachytáváte, zachytávají), the past imperfective forms (zachytával, zachytávala, Zachytávali), and the noun zachytávání (the act of catching or capturing) as well as zachycení (capture, recording). The verb is versatile across contexts such as physical catching, interception of signals or data, and, in some uses, recording or capturing a moment or impression (often in combination with camera or media terminology).

In summary, zachytávám embodies an ongoing or repeated act of catching in Czech, with a complement of the perfective zachytit for completed captures and related nouns like zachytávání and zachycení to describe the act or result of capturing.