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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech smieti, from Proto-Slavic *sъměti.
Pronunciation
Verb
smět impf
- to be allowed; may
- Smím prosit? ― May I have this dance?
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
|
smět, směti
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Active adjective
|
smějící
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| Verbal noun
|
smění
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Passive adjective
|
—
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| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive smět. |
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| Participles |
Past participles |
Passive participles
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|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
směl |
směli |
— |
—
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| masculine inanimate
|
směly |
—
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| feminine
|
směla |
—
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| neuter
|
smělo |
směla |
— |
—
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
|
směje |
—
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| feminine + neuter singular
|
smějíc |
—
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| plural
|
smějíce |
—
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See also
Further reading
- “směti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “směti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “smět”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)