No. 821 in Czech
dělají
The Czech word "dělají" means "they do" or "they are doing" in English.
In a sentence
Oni dělají domácí úkoly každý večer.
They do homework every evening.
Here, 'dělají' functions as the verb 'to do' in the present tense, referring to a habitual action of completing homework.
Co dělají v této chvíli?
What are they doing at this moment?
In this sentence, 'dělají' is used to ask about a current activity, highlighting its usage in forming questions about present actions.
Dělají si legraci z toho, co se stalo.
They are joking about what happened.
Here, 'dělají' means 'making' in a figurative sense, showing its flexibility in expressions like 'to make jokes'.
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