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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech tápati, a synonym of topiti se (“to drown”) (see topit).[1] The current meaning comes from German tappen.[2][3]
Pronunciation
Verb
tápat impf
- to grope (one's way)
- tápat v nejistotě ― to be all the see / to flounder about
- tápat rukou po holi ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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tápat, tápati
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Active adjective
|
tápající
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| Verbal noun
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—
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Passive adjective
|
—
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| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive tápat. |
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| Participles |
Past participles |
Passive participles
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|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
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| masculine animate
|
tápal |
tápali |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
tápaly |
—
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| feminine
|
tápala |
—
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| neuter
|
tápalo |
tápala |
— |
—
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
|
tápaje |
—
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| feminine + neuter singular
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tápajíc |
—
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| plural
|
tápajíce |
—
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References
- ^ Václav Machek (1968) “tápati 1°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- ^ Václav Machek (1968) “tápati 2°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “tápat”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
- “tápati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “tápati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “tápat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)