dávat

See also: dávať

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech dávati, from Proto-Slavic *davati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdaːvat]
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Verb

dávat impf (perfective dát)

  1. to give [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
    Antonym: brát
    Proč jsi mi ten dopis dával? ― Why did you give me the letter?
    Nedává mi to žádný smysl. ― That doesn't make any sense to me.
    dávat něčemu váhu. ― give credence to something (literally: give weight to something).

Conjugation

Conjugation of dávat
infinitive dávat, dávati active adjective dávající


verbal noun dávání passive adjective dávaný
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person dávám dáváme — dávejme
2nd person dáváš dáváte dávej dávejte
3rd person dává dávají — —

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

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate dával dávali dáván dáváni
masculine inanimate dávaly dávány
feminine dávala dávána
neuter dávalo dávala dáváno dávána
transgressives present past
masculine singular dávaje —
feminine + neuter singular dávajíc —
plural dávajíce —

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