malovat

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See also: malovať and Malovăț

Czech

Etymology

Derived from German malen, or a Middle High German predecessor thereof, +‎ -ovat.

Pronunciation

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Verb

malovat impf (perfective namalovat)

  1. (transitive) to paint (a picture)
    Dovolte dítěti malovat a kreslit. ― Let your child paint and draw.
    Maloval jsem ten obraz dva roky. ― I spent two years painting this picture.
  2. (reflexive with se) to put on make-up

Verb

malovat impf (perfective vymalovat)

  1. (transitive) to paint (a wall, a room)(apply a coat of paint)
    Včera jsem maloval kuchyň. ― Yesterday I was painting the kitchen.

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive malovat, malovati Active adjective malující
Verbal noun malování Passive adjective malovaný
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person maluji,
maluju (coll.)		 malujeme — malujme
2nd person maluješ malujete maluj malujte
3rd person maluje malují,
malujou (coll.)		 — —
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive malovat.
Participles Past participles Passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate maloval malovali malován malováni
masculine inanimate malovaly malovány
feminine malovala malována
neuter malovalo malovala malováno malována
Transgressives present past
masculine singular maluje —
feminine + neuter singular malujíc —
plural malujíce —

Further reading

  • “malovati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “malovati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “malovat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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