žít

See also: zit, zīt, žit, žiť, and zıt

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒiːt]
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech žíti, from Proto-Slavic *žiti. Cognate with Slovak žiť, Polish żyć, Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti), Lithuanian gyventi, Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō.

Verb

žít impf

  1. to live
    Už nedýchal, ale ještě žil. ― He wasnʼt breathing anymore, but he was still alive.
  2. to spend life (a certain way)
    Žil spořádaným životem. ― He lived an orderly life.
  3. to reside (permanently)
    Žije v Praze. ― He lives in Prague.
  4. to exist
    Naděje ještě žije. ― There is still hope.
Conjugation
Conjugation of žít
infinitive žít, žíti active adjective žijící


verbal noun žití passive adjective žitý
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person žiji,
žiju (coll.)		 žijeme — žijme
2nd person žiješ žijete žij žijte
3rd person žije žijí,
žijou (coll.)		 — —

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive žít.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate žil žili žit žiti
masculine inanimate žily žity
feminine žila žita
neuter žilo žila žito žita
transgressives present past
masculine singular žije —
feminine + neuter singular žijíc —
plural žijíce —
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
verbs
  • život není peříčko

Etymology 2

Verb

žít impf

  1. alternative form of žnout

Further reading

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