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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”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ovládat impf (perfective ovládnout)
- (transitive) to control
- Příčně pruhovaná kosterní svalová tkáň je ovládána vůlí. ― The transverse striated muscle tissue is under voluntary control.
- (reflexive with se) to control oneself
- to dominate (to govern, rule or control by superior authority or power)
- to know, to master (to learn to a high degree of proficiency)
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive ovládat. |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “ovládati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ovládati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ovládat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)