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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech běžěti, from Proto-Slavic *běžati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from *bʰegʷ-.
Pronunciation
Verb
běžet impf
- to run
- Synonyms: utíkat, uhánět, upalovat, pelášit
- Antonym: neběžet
Usage notes
Běžet is in the class of Czech concrete verbs. Its counterpart, běhat, is an abstract verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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běžet, běžeti
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Active adjective
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běžící
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| Verbal noun
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Passive adjective
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—
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| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive běžet. |
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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běže |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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běžíc |
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| plural
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běžíce |
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See also
Further reading
- “běžeti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “běžeti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “běžet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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