"V páté minutě už jsme prohrávali."

Translation: We were already trailing in the fifth minute.

[ShiroiSasori]

What does "trailing" mean in this sentence?

[VladaFu]

to have lower score in the match

[Stephen900455]

I think "in the fifth minute" is not something American speakers of English would say. More common would be "after five minutes".

[loudastepan]

Jste si jisti, že trailing se používá jako prohrávat?

[VladaFu]

3 lose a competition [intransitive, transitive usually in progressive] to be losing in a game, competition, or election

The Democratic candidate is still trailing in the opinion polls.

trail (somebody) by something Manchester United were trailing by two goals to one.

trail in/home (=finish in a bad position) He trailed in last after a disastrous race.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/trail

[BrianG1941]

Why is we were already losing in the fifth minute not accepted

[VladaFu]

Added this and a bunch of other options.

[venik212]

How come jste is not in the second position, after V pate minute?

[VladaFu]

už is also a part of the clitic cluster, they are in the second position together. Už can move within the cluster, it is quite flexible..

[venik212]

OK-- that helps.