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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvěti.
Pronunciation
Verb
chvět impf
- (reflexive with se) to shiver, quaver, tremble (for example because of cold or fear)
- (intransitive) to shake slightly (with something)
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive chvět. |
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Past participles |
Passive participles
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singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
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| masculine animate
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chvěl |
chvěli |
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| masculine inanimate
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chvěly |
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| feminine
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chvěla |
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| neuter
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chvělo |
chvěla |
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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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chvěje |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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chvějíc |
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| plural
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chvějíce |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “chvěti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “chvěti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “chvět” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “chvět”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)