Etymology[edit]
From u- + spát.
Pronunciation[edit]
uspat pf (imperfective uspávat)
- (transitive) to induce sleep in, to put to sleep
- Dvanáctý půllitr ho konečně uspal. ― The twelfth pint has sent him to sleep at last.
- Je čas uspat dítě. ― It's time to put the child to sleep.
- Před začátkem operace je pacient uspán. ― The patient is anaesthetised before the start of the surgery.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation
| Infinitive
|
uspat, uspati
|
Active adjective
|
uspící
|
| Verbal noun
|
—
|
Passive adjective
|
—
|
| The verb uspat 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
|
uspal |
uspali |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
uspaly |
—
|
| feminine
|
uspala |
—
|
| neuter
|
uspalo |
uspala |
— |
—
|
| Transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
uspě |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
uspíc |
—
|
| plural
|
uspíce |
—
|
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- uspati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- uspati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- uspat in Internetová jazyková příručka
