cupat

See also: çupat

Czech

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡supat]

Verb

cupat impf

  1. to scuttle
    Babička cupala po dvoře.The grandma was scuttling around the yard.

Conjugation

Conjugation of cupat
infinitive cupat, cupati active adjective cupající


verbal noun cupání passive adjective cupaný
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person cupám, cupu cupáme, cupeme cupejme
2nd person cupáš, cupeš cupáte, cupete cupej cupejte
3rd person cupá, cupe cupají, cupou

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

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate cupal cupali cupán cupáni
masculine inanimate cupaly cupány
feminine cupala cupána
neuter cupalo cupala cupáno cupána
transgressives present past
masculine singular cupaje
feminine + neuter singular cupajíc
plural cupajíce

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “cupat”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 90

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