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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech klečěti, from Proto-Slavic *klęčati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: kle‧čet
Verb
klečet impf (perfective poklečet)
- to kneel
Usage notes
Klečet is in the class of Czech stative verbs. Its counterpart, klekat, is a dynamic verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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klečet, klečeti
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Active adjective
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klečící
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| Verbal noun
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Passive adjective
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—
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| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive klečet. |
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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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kleče |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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klečíc |
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| plural
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klečíce |
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Further reading
- “klečeti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “klečeti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “klečet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)