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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech otevřieti, from Proto-Slavic *otъverti.
Pronunciation
Verb
otevřít pf (imperfective otevírat or otvírat)
- to open
- Antonym: zavřít
- Stařec otevřel dveře do kuchyně. ― The old man opened the kitchen door.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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otevřít, otevříti
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Active adjective
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otevřevší
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| Verbal noun
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Passive adjective
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| The verb otevřít does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
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Further reading
- “otevříti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “otevříti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “otevřít”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)