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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech běhati, from Proto-Slavic *běgati. Compare Slovak behať, Polish biegać.
Pronunciation
Verb
běhat impf
- iterative of běžet
- to run
Usage notes
Běhat is in the class of Czech abstract verbs. Its counterpart, běžet, is a concrete verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
|
běhat, běhati
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Active adjective
|
běhající
|
| Verbal noun
|
—
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Passive adjective
|
—
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| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive běhat. |
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| Participles |
Past participles |
Passive participles
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|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
běhal |
běhali |
— |
—
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| masculine inanimate
|
běhaly |
—
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| feminine
|
běhala |
—
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| neuter
|
běhalo |
běhala |
— |
—
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
|
běhaje |
—
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| feminine + neuter singular
|
běhajíc |
—
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| plural
|
běhajíce |
—
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Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “běhati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “běhati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “běhat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)