vzít

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vzieti, from Proto-Slavic *vъzęti; see vz- and jmout. Cognate with Russian взять (vzjatʹ).

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  • Hyphenation: vzít

Verb

vzít pf (imperfective brát)

  1. (transitive) to take
    Vezmu si to. ― I'll take it. (purchasing an item)
    Vzal mu míru. ― He took his measure.
    Vzal mu teplotu. ― He took his temperature.
  2. (transitive) to take someone somewhere
    Rodiče mě vzali k doktorovi. ― My parents took me to a doctor.
  3. (transitive) to take, to hold
    vzít za... ― to take by the...
    Můžu tě vzít za ruku? ― May I hold your hand?
  4. (reflexive, si) to marry sb., to get married to sb.
    Eliška si vzala Tomáše. ― Eliška married Tomáš.

Usage notes

  • The preposition za (behind) is used because you place your hands behinds things when you want to get a grip on them.

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive vzít, vzíti Active adjective vzavší
Verbal noun vzetí Passive adjective vzatý
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person vezmu vezmeme — vezměme
2nd person vezmeš vezmete vezmi vezměte
3rd person vezme vezmou — —
The verb vzít does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
Participles Past participles Passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate vzal vzali vzat vzati
masculine inanimate vzaly vzaty
feminine vzala vzata
neuter vzalo vzala vzato vzata
Transgressives present past
masculine singular — vzav
feminine + neuter singular — vzavši
plural — vzavše

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Further reading

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