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Czech
Etymology
Derived from Old Czech hemzati.
Pronunciation
Verb
hemžit impf
- (reflexive with se) to swarm, to teem, to seethe
- Synonyms: překypovat, rojit se, oplývat
- Řeka se hemžila rybami. / V řece se hemžilo rybami. ― The river teemed with fish.
- (reflexive with se) to swarm, to mill around
- Brouci se hemží po zemi. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive hemžit. |
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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hemže |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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hemžíc |
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| plural
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hemžíce |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “hemžiti se”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “hemžiti se”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “hemžit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)