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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech čísti, from Proto-Slavic *čistì.
Pronunciation
Verb
číst impf (perfective přečíst)
- (transitive) to read
- Moje žena si četla časopis, když jsem přišel domů. ― My wife was reading a magazine when I came home.
Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive
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číst, čísti
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Active adjective
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čtoucí
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Verbal noun
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Passive adjective
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The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive číst. |
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Transgressives
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present
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past
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masculine singular
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čta |
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feminine + neuter singular
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čtouc |
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plural
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čtouce |
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Further reading
- čísti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- čísti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- číst in Internetová jazyková příručka