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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech mávati, from Proto-Slavic *majati.
Pronunciation
Verb
mávat impf (perfective mávnout or zamávat)
- to wave (as a gesture)
- Mávali jsme mu na rozloučenou. ― We waved him goodbye.
- to flap (i.e. wings)
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive mávat. |
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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mávaje |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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mávajíc |
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| plural
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mávajíce |
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Further reading
- “mávati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “mávati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989