No. 23 in Czech
jsme
"Jsme" means "we are" in English.
In a sentence
Jsme šťastní spolu.
We are happy together.
The word "jsme" is used here as the present indicative verb form of "být" (to be) for first-person plural, meaning 'we are.'
Na návštěvě jsme viděli krásné malby.
On the visit, we saw beautiful paintings.
Here, "jsme" functions as an auxiliary verb in the past tense construction of "viděli" indicating the first-person plural 'we have seen.'
Ačkoliv jsme přijeli pozdě, vše šlo hladce.
Although we arrived late, everything went smoothly.
In this sentence, "jsme" is also an auxiliary verb for the past tense form "přijeli", relating to the first-person plural 'we arrived.'
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