Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech žalovati. By surface analysis, žal + -ovat.
Pronunciation
Verb
žalovat impf (perfective zažalovat or obžalovat)
- (transitive) to sue
- Budeme je žalovat. ― We shall sue them.
- to tell on somebody
- (transitive) Přece bych nežalovala na vlastní sestru. ― I surely wouldn't tell on my own sister.
- (intransitive) Pořád jen žaluje. ― He keeps telling on people.
Conjugation
Conjugation of žalovat
| infinitive
|
žalovat, žalovati
|
active adjective
|
žalující
|
| verbal noun
|
žalování
|
passive adjective
|
žalovaný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
žaluji,
žaluju (coll.) |
žalujeme |
— |
žalujme
|
| 2nd person
|
žaluješ |
žalujete |
žaluj |
žalujte
|
| 3rd person
|
žaluje |
žalují,
žalujou (coll.) |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive žalovat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
žaloval |
žalovali |
žalován |
žalováni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
žalovaly |
žalovány
|
| feminine
|
žalovala |
žalována
|
| neuter
|
žalovalo |
žalovala |
žalováno |
žalována
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
žaluje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
žalujíc |
—
|
| plural
|
žalujíce |
—
|
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Derived terms
Further reading