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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech ležěti, from Proto-Slavic *ležati.
Pronunciation
Verb
ležet impf (perfective poležet)
- to lie (in horizontal position)
Usage notes
Ležet is in the class of Czech stative verbs. Its counterpart, lehat, is a dynamic verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive ležet. |
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| Participles |
Past participles |
Passive participles
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singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
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| masculine animate
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ležel |
leželi |
— |
—
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| masculine inanimate
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ležely |
—
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| feminine
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ležela |
—
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| neuter
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leželo |
ležela |
— |
—
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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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leže |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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ležíc |
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| plural
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ležíce |
—
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See also
Further reading
- “ležeti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ležeti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ležet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)