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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech lpieti, from Proto-Slavic *lьpěti.
Pronunciation
Verb
lpět impf
- to be attached, to cling, to cleave
Vlasy mu lpějí, jsouce zmáčeny potem na skráních.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
V hrdle mu vyschlo, jazyk lpěl na patře.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- to make a point, to require, to stick
Lpěl na svých zásadách.- He stuck to his principles.
Nelpím na pozemských statcích.- I don't cling to earthly possessions.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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lpět, lpěti
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Active adjective
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lpějící, lpící
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| Verbal noun
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Passive adjective
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| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive lpět. |
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Further reading
- “lpěti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “lpěti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “lpět”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)