půjčit

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pójčiti < póžčiti < požitčiti,[1] from Proto-Slavic *požitъčiti.

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Verb

půjčit pf (imperfective půjčovat)

  1. (transitive) to lend
    Půjčil kamarádovi knihu.
    He has lent his friend a book.
    Půjč mi tužku!Lend me a pencil!
  2. (reflexive with si) to borrow
    Půjčil si od kamaráda knihu.
    He has borrowed a book from his friend.

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References

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “půjčit”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 498

Further reading

  • půjčiti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • půjčiti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989