žebrat

See also: zebrat and zébrât

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech žebrati, a variant of Old Czech škebrati. Of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒɛbrat]

Verb

žebrat impf

  1. to beg (to ask for money for the reason of poverty)
    žebrat o chlébto beg for bread

Conjugation

Conjugation of žebrat
infinitive žebrat, žebrati active adjective žebrající


verbal noun žebrání passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person žebrám žebráme žebrejme
2nd person žebráš žebráte žebrej žebrejte
3rd person žebrá žebrají

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

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate žebral žebrali
masculine inanimate žebraly
feminine žebrala
neuter žebralo žebrala
transgressives present past
masculine singular žebraje
feminine + neuter singular žebrajíc
plural žebrajíce

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