couvat

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See also: couvât

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Middle High German zaufen. Compare Polish cofać.

Pronunciation

Verb

couvat impf (perfective couvnout)

  1. (intransitive) to back (to go in the reverse direction)

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive couvat, couvati Active adjective couvající
Verbal noun couvání Passive adjective couvaný
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person couvám couváme — couvejme
2nd person couváš couváte couvej couvejte
3rd person couvá couvají — —
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive couvat.
Participles Past participles Passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate couval couvali couván couváni
masculine inanimate couvaly couvány
feminine couvala couvána
neuter couvalo couvala couváno couvána
Transgressives present past
masculine singular couvaje —
feminine + neuter singular couvajíc —
plural couvajíce —

Further reading

  • “couvati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “couvati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “couvat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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