znát

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See also: znat, znať, and знать

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech znáti, from Proto-Slavic *znati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

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Verb

znát impf

  1. (transitive) to know (to be acquainted or familiar with)
    • 1855, Božena Němcová, Karla:
      „Osobo, měla bych tě znát?" pravila jedna z hospodyň Markytě, když se byla chvíli na ni bedlivě dívala.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive znát, znáti Active adjective znající
Verbal noun znání Passive adjective znaný
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person znám známe — znejme
2nd person znáš znáte znej znejte
3rd person zná znají — —
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive znát.
Participles Past participles Passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate znal znali znán znáni
masculine inanimate znaly znány
feminine znala znána
neuter znalo znala znáno znána
Transgressives present past
masculine singular znaje —
feminine + neuter singular znajíc —
plural znajíce —

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Further reading

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