Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
začít. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
začít, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
začít in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
začít you have here. The definition of the word
začít will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
začít, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech začieti, from Proto-Slavic *začęti. By surface analysis, za + -čít.
Pronunciation
Verb
začít pf (imperfective začínat)
- to start, to begin
- Antonyms: skončit, přestat
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The verb začít does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
|
| Transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
začav
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
začavši
|
| plural
|
— |
začavše
|
Derived terms
Further reading
- “začíti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “začíti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “začít”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)