Většinou spolu vzcházíme dobře a užijeme si dost legrace. Is it something like " Mostly we get on and we will have a lot of fun"? Also I'm confused about the phrases jak kdo jak kdy jak kde So for example: A nelezou si všichni v jednom domě na nervy? - Jak kdy Something like: And everyone living in one house isn't on edge all the time? - Jak kdy (i know "isn't everyone..." is a closer translation but it's a little rude in this context in English because you're insisting that the answer should be yes, but if you say "And everyone isn't...?" you're giving the person the option to say no.. I can't tell you how many times my feelings were hurt by things like "Don't you know how many people live in Pakistan?" (As in: You don't know! My god! What's wrong with you!). Before I realized this difference between Czech and English.)
In this case the verb "užijeme si" doesn't mean future tense. I would transate it like: Mostly we get on and we have a lot of fun. It means that the people in the house sometimes are on edge and sometimes not. We usually use these phrases when we want to indicate that it depends on something else. Something what cannot be explicitly said at the moment. Jak kdy - it depends on time. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. But the time itself doesn't have to be the important factor here, it's not limited to for example "between 6 and 7 pm; weekend; winter" etc. It can also be for example "when my mother-in-law is here" Jak kdo - indicates that it depends on the particular person. When you ask something and get this answer, it means that for some people in the "group" it is true and for some wrong. Jak kde - again, very similar, but now it depends on place.
I agree, but, I need to point out that the Czech expression lézt komu na nervy means to get on someone's nerves, not to be on edge. Thus, I would suggest the following translation:
Is užit imperfective then? As in, do you say "budu užit" to form the future or just užim. (Perfective) If it's perfective then what in this sentence stopped it from referring to the future? =========================== Anyway great, I understand! Thanks for the help guys!
--------------------------------------- Infinitive perfective: užít si Infinitive imperfective: užívat si Don't forget "si", because the verb "užít / užívat" means something absolutely different (use, employ, consume etc.). Dneska si konečně užiji své nové auto. Today I'm finaly going to enjoy my new car. (I'm taking it for a ride, it's a nice weather, I'm going to have fun) Dneska konečně užiji své nové auto a nepojedu do práce autobusem. Today I'm finaly going to use my new car instead of going to work by bus. (I have a new car, so I can use it and go to work by car. I won't necessary have fun driving it.) --------------------------------------- Já (I): Perfective: past - užil jsem si present - doesn't exist future - užiji si (užiju si) Imperfective: past - užíval jsem si present - užívám si future - budu si užívat --------------------------------------- My (we): Perfective: past - užili jsme si present - doesn't exist future - užijeme si Imperfective: past - užívali jsme si present - užíváme si future - budeme si užívat --------------------------------------- Note the green one - yes, it really is future tense. But in the sentence Většinou spolu vycházíme dobře a užijeme si dost legrace. it just doesn't mean future tense I cannot tell you why, I'm not expert on the theory of the Czech language. The sentence could be said this way Většinou spolu vycházíme dobře a užíváme si dost legrace. with the same meaning and now with the less confusing verb form.
It’s perfective. užít = to use užít si = to enjoy (~ to use for oneself) užit = passive participle of “užít” budu užit = I will be used budu užít – nonsense The future form is “užiji/užiju”. (Not to be confused with “úžím” which is form of “úžit” = to narrow.) One of the basic usages of the present tense in English is to express habits, routines and general facts. In Czech, we use the present tense in the same way, but only for the imperfective verbs. For the perfective verbs we have no present tense, so we use the future tense (which is formally identical with the present tense of imperfective verbs). In other words, the future tense in this sentence expresses habitual fact. This feature of Czech is not used too often, more commonly we step back to the imperfective form.
