Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech ščekati, from Proto-Slavic *ščekati. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃcɛkat]
- Hyphenation: ště‧kat
Verb
štěkat impf (perfective štěknout)
- to bark (about a dog)
- pes, který štěká, nekouše ― barking dogs seldom bite
Conjugation
Conjugation of štěkat
| infinitive
|
štěkat, štěkati
|
active adjective
|
štěkající
|
| verbal noun
|
štěkání
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
štěkám |
štěkáme |
— |
štěkejme
|
| 2nd person
|
štěkáš |
štěkáte |
štěkej |
štěkejte
|
| 3rd person
|
štěká |
štěkají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive štěkat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
štěkal |
štěkali |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
štěkaly |
—
|
| feminine
|
štěkala |
—
|
| neuter
|
štěkalo |
štěkala |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
štěkaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
štěkajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
štěkajíce |
—
|
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