zvedáme

Zvedáme is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Czech verb zvedat, meaning to lift or raise. It is an imperfective verb, used to describe ongoing, repeated, or general actions, as opposed to its perfective counterpart zvednout, which denotes a completed act.

In standard Czech, the present tense forms of zvedat include my zvedáme, vy zvedáte, oni zvedají, with zvedáme corresponding to the subject we. The form is used to express that “we lift” or “we are lifting” in various physical and metaphorical contexts.

Usage of zvedat covers both concrete actions, such as lifting objects, and figurative meanings, such as raising a voice or raising hopes. Examples: My zvedáme krabice ze stolu. Zvedáme hlas při protestu. In everyday language, zvedat can appear in constructions describing routine activities, plans, or ongoing efforts.

The term is primarily a Czech construct. In Slovak, a cognate verb exists with a slightly different stem and form, such as zdvíhať, which has its own present tense forms (e.g., zdvíhame). Etymologically, zvedat is formed with the prefix z- plus the root related to lifting, consistent with other Slavic verbs for movement or elevation.

Related verbs include zvedat (to lift, imperfective) and zvednout (to lift, perfective). The form zvedáme is one of several person-number forms used to indicate who is performing the action.