nechat
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Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nexati, from *xajati. Cognate to Polish niechać, Slovene nẹ̑hati, Bulgarian нехая (nehaja) and Ukrainian неха́ти (nexáty).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
nechat pf (imperfective nechávat)
- to leave (to not take away with oneself but leave as available for others)
- Nechám auto u stanice, takže si ho tam můžeš vyzvednout. ― I'll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there.
- to leave (to transfer responsibility or attention)
- Nemůžeme to nechat odborníkům? ― Can't we just leave this to the experts?
- to let, allow
- Necháte nás v klidu pracovat? ― Will you let us work undisturbed?
- Nechá se to. ― It's good. It's sufficient.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | nechám | necháme | — | nechme, nechejme |
| 2nd person | necháš | necháte | nech, nechej | nechte, nechejte |
| 3rd person | nechá | nechají | — | — |
| The verb nechat 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 | nechal | nechali | nechán | necháni |
| masculine inanimate | nechaly | nechány | ||
| feminine | nechala | nechána | ||
| neuter | nechalo | nechala | necháno | nechána |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | — | nechav |
| feminine + neuter singular | — | nechavši |
| plural | — | nechavše |