hrát

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See also: hrat, hrať, and hřát

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech jhráti, from Proto-Slavic *jьgrati. Cognates include Russian игра́ть (igrátʹ), Serbo-Croatian ȉgrati and Polish grać.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hrát
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Verb

hrát impf

  1. (transitive) to play (a game)
    Pojďme hrát Monopoly.Let's go and play Monopoly.
    Hrajeme na schovávanou.We're playing hide and seek.
  2. (transitive) to play (a role)
  3. (transitive) to play (a musical instrument)
    Hraji na kytaru.I play the guitar.
  4. to use a toy
    hrát si s panenkouto play with a doll

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Further reading

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