ovládat

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from *h₂welh₁- (to rule).

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Verb

ovládat impf (perfective ovládnout)

  1. (transitive) to control
    Příčně pruhovaná kosterní svalová tkáň je ovládána vůlí.The transverse striated muscle tissue is under voluntary control.
  2. (reflexive with se) to control oneself
  3. to dominate (to govern, rule or control by superior authority or power)
  4. to know, to master (to learn to a high degree of proficiency)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ovládat
infinitive ovládat, ovládati active adjective ovládající


verbal noun ovládání passive adjective ovládaný
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person ovládám ovládáme ovládejme
2nd person ovládáš ovládáte ovládej ovládejte
3rd person ovládá ovládají

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive ovládat.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate ovládal ovládali ovládán ovládáni
masculine inanimate ovládaly ovládány
feminine ovládala ovládána
neuter ovládalo ovládala ovládáno ovládána
transgressives present past
masculine singular ovládaje
feminine + neuter singular ovládajíc
plural ovládajíce

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