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Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
šetřit impf
- to save (to store for future use)
- Kdo šetří, má za tři. ― Who saves, has thrice.
- to inquire or investigate (to examine a thing or event thoroughly)
- (reflexive with se) to not overexert oneself
- (reflexive with si) to save, preserve (one's strength or body)
- Už nečti, šetři si oči. ― Don't read any more, preserve your eyes.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive šetřit. |
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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šetře |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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šetříc |
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| plural
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šetříce |
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Further reading
- “šetřiti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “šetřiti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “šetřit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)