plavat

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See also: plávať and pļāvāt

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech plavati, from Proto-Slavic *plavati.

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Verb

plavat impf

  1. to swim
    Umím plavat.I can swim.
    Proč umějí kachny plavat?Why can ducks swim?

Conjugation

Conjugation of plavat
infinitive plavat, plavati active adjective plavající


verbal noun passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person plavu plaveme plavejme, plavme
2nd person plaveš plavete plavej, plav plavejte, plavte
3rd person plave plavou

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

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate plaval plavali plaván plaváni
masculine inanimate plavaly plavány
feminine plavala plavána
neuter plavalo plavala plaváno plavána
transgressives present past
masculine singular plavaje
feminine + neuter singular plavajíc
plural plavajíce

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