plavat
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *plavati.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- to swim
- umím plavat - I can swim
- Proč umějí kachny plavat? - Why can ducks swim??
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive | plavat, plavati | Active adjective | plavající |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | — | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | plavu | plaveme | — | plavejme, plavme |
| 2nd person | plaveš | plavete | plavej, plav | plavejte, plavte |
| 3rd person | plave | plavou | — | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive plavat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | plaval | plavali | plaván | plaváni |
| masculine inanimate | plavaly | plavány | ||
| feminine | plavala | plavána | ||
| neuter | plavalo | plavala | plaváno | plavána |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | plavaje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | plavajíc | — |
| plural | plavajíce | — |