chápat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech chápati, from Proto-Slavic *xapati. By surface analysis, chopit +‎ -at.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxaːpat]
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Verb

chápat impf (perfective pochopit)

  1. to understand
    Antonym: nechápat
    Teď už to chápu. ― Now I finally understand.
  2. (reflexive with se, rare) imperfective form of chopit
    Synonyms: uchopovat, chytat, brát
    chápat se každé příležitosti ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Chlapci se chápou za ramena a tančí. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

  • The second meaning – imperfective form of chopit – is rare despite this being the original meaning. Today, the word is normally only used as to understand.

Conjugation

Conjugation of chápat
infinitive chápat, chápati active adjective chápající


verbal noun — passive adjective —
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person chápu chápeme — chápejme
2nd person chápeš chápete chápej chápejte
3rd person chápe chápou — —

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

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate chápal chápali chápán chápáni
masculine inanimate chápaly chápány
feminine chápala chápána
neuter chápalo chápala chápáno chápána
transgressives present past
masculine singular chápaje —
feminine + neuter singular chápajíc —
plural chápajíce —

Derived terms

Further reading

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