spět
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Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Czech vzpěti, zpěti, spěti, spieti, from Proto-Slavic *spěti.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]spět impf
- to move towards, to head for/towards, to approach
- Synonyms: chýlit se, blížit se, postupovat, směřovat, vyvíjet se
- Válka spěla ke konci. ― The war was coming to an end.
- (dated) to strive, to endeavour
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation
| Infinitive | spět, spěti | Active adjective | spějící |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | — | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | spěji, spěju | spějeme | — | spějme |
| 2nd person | spěješ | spějete | spěj | spějte |
| 3rd person | spěje | spějí, spějou | — | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive spět. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | spěl | spěli | — | — |
| masculine inanimate | spěly | — | ||
| feminine | spěla | — | ||
| neuter | spělo | spěla | — | — |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | spěje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | spějíc | — |
| plural | spějíce | — |
Derived terms
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