svírat

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See also: svirat

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

svírat impf (perfective sevřít)

  1. to clench, to grip, to hold
  2. (reflexive with se) to constrict

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive svírat, svírati Active adjective svírající
Verbal noun svírání Passive adjective svíraný
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person svírám svíráme — svírejme
2nd person svíráš svíráte svírej svírejte
3rd person svírá svírají — —
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive svírat.
Participles Past participles Passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate svíral svírali svírán svíráni
masculine inanimate svíraly svírány
feminine svírala svírána
neuter svíralo svírala svíráno svírána
Transgressives present past
masculine singular svíraje —
feminine + neuter singular svírajíc —
plural svírajíce —

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “svírati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “svírati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “svírat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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