Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klęčati.
klečěti impf (perfective poklečěti)
Klečěti is in the class of Old Czech stative verbs. Its counterpart, klekati, is a dynamic verb.
Normally, the a/ě variation would be expected, but as Gebauer mentions, the Proto-Slavic -lę- and -ęk- develop into Old Czech usually with -ě- (compared to other words which keep the variation in Old Czech). That's why we don't see the derived words as kľaknúti, kľakati etc.
| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
|---|---|---|
| klečěti | klečat | klečěnie |
| Present | Imperative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st person | kleču | klečívě (-va) | klečím (-me/-my) | – | klečvě, klečivě (-va) | klečme, klečim (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | klečíš | klečíta | klečíte | kleč, kleči | klečta, klečita | klečte, klečite |
| 3rd person | klečí | klečíta | klečie | kleč, kleči | klečta, klečita | klečte, klečite |
| Sigmatic aorist | Imperfect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st person | klečěch | klečěchově (-va) | klečěchom (-me/-my) | klečiech | klečiechově (-va) | klečiechom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | klečě | klečěsta (-šta) | klečěste (-šte) | klečieše | klečiešta (-sta) | klečiešte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | klečě | klečěsta (-šta) | klečěchu | klečieše | klečiešta (-sta) | klečiechu |
| L-participle | Passive participle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Masculine | klečal | klečala | klečěli | — | — | — |
| Feminine | klečala | klečěle | klečaly | — | — | — |
| Neuter | klečalo | klečěle | klečala | — | — | — |
| Nt-participle | S-participle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Masculine | klečě | klečiece | klečav | klečěvše | ||
| Feminine | klečieci | klečěvši | ||||
| Neuter | klečě, klečieci | klečav, klečěvši | ||||
Note: This table shows the most common forms of klečěti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.