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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech žalovati. By surface analysis, žal + -ovat.
Pronunciation
Verb
žalovat impf (perfective zažalovat or obžalovat)
- (transitive) to sue
- Budeme je žalovat. ― We shall sue them.
- to tell on somebody
- (transitive) Přece bych nežalovala na vlastní sestru. ― I surely wouldn't tell on my own sister.
- (intransitive) Pořád jen žaluje. ― He keeps telling on people.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive žalovat. |
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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žaluje |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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žalujíc |
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| plural
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žalujíce |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “žalovati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “žalovati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “žalovat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)