zvednou

Zvednou is a Czech verb form derived from the verb zvednout, meaning to lift or raise. It is the third-person plural form in the present/future tense of the perfective verb zvednout, used to indicate that a plural subject will perform a lifting action. In Czech, the present tense of perfective verbs expresses a future event, so zvednou is typically translated as “they will lift” or “they will raise.”

Common uses include physical lifting, such as zvednou krabici (they will lift the box) or zvednou víko (they will lift the lid). The verb is also used for raising figures or values, for example zvednou cenu (they will raise the price). Figurative uses are frequent as well, e.g., zvednout náladu (to lift one’s mood) or zvednout morálku. The infinitive form is zvednout, and the imperfective counterpart is zvedat, which describes repeated or ongoing lifting or lifting in progress. The noun form is zvednutí, meaning the act of lifting, and related adjectives include zvedací.

Notes on forms and related terms: zvednou belongs to the family of zvednout/zvedat, with zvedatetime forms varying by person and number. In everyday speech, zvednou is commonly used without additional auxiliary verbs to express future action by a plural subject. For singular subjects, corresponding forms are zvednu (já), zvedneš (ty), zvedne (on/ona).

See also: zvednout, zvedat, zvednutí, zvedací.