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Czech
Etymology
From pře- + stát.
Pronunciation
Verb
přestat pf (imperfective přestávat)
- to stop, desist, cease
- Pokusili se přestat mluvit. ― They tried to stop talking.
- to quit, to give up
- Přestal kouřit, jak slíbil. ― He quit smoking, as he promised.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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přestat, přestati
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Active adjective
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přestavší
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| Verbal noun
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Passive adjective
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| The verb přestat does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
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Further reading
- “přestati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “přestati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “přestat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)