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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vésti, from Proto-Slavic *vesti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *westéi, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-.
Pronunciation
Verb
vést impf
- to lead (to guide)
- to conduct (to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.)
- (reflexive with se) to be doing, to do, to fare
- Synonym: dařit se
- Jak se (ti) vede? ― How are you doing?
Usage notes
Vést is in the class of Czech concrete verbs. Its counterpart, vodit, is an abstract verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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vést, vésti
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Active adjective
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vedoucí
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| Verbal noun
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—
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Passive adjective
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—
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| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive vést. |
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
|
veda |
—
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| feminine + neuter singular
|
vedouc |
—
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| plural
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vedouce |
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Antonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- vésti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vésti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- vést in Internetová jazyková příručka