Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech chovati, from Proto-Slavic *xovati.
Pronunciation
Verb
chovat impf
- (reflexive with se) to behave
- Děti se dobře chovaly. ― The children behaved well.
- Včera ses choval nepřístojně. ― You were behaving indecently yesterday.
- to hold, to cradle
- Matka poprvé chovala své dítě. ― The mother cradled her child for the first time.
Conjugation
Conjugation of chovat
| infinitive
|
chovat, chovati
|
active adjective
|
chovající
|
| verbal noun
|
chování
|
passive adjective
|
chovaný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
chovám |
chováme |
— |
chovejme
|
| 2nd person
|
chováš |
chováte |
chovej |
chovejte
|
| 3rd person
|
chová |
chovají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive chovat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
choval |
chovali |
chován |
chováni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
chovaly |
chovány
|
| feminine
|
chovala |
chována
|
| neuter
|
chovalo |
chovala |
chováno |
chována
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
chovaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
chovajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
chovajíce |
—
|
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