dušovat

Czech

Etymology

From duše +‎ -ovat. From the phrase Na mou duši.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈduʃovat]

Verb

dušovat impf (perfective zadušovat)

  1. (reflexive with se, colloquial) to swear blind
    Synonym: zaručovat se
    Dušoval se, že už to neudělá.He vowed not to do it again.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dušovat
infinitive dušovat, dušovati active adjective dušující


verbal noun dušování passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person dušuji,
dušuju (coll.)
dušujeme dušujme
2nd person dušuješ dušujete dušuj dušujte
3rd person dušuje dušují,
dušujou (coll.)

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

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate dušoval dušovali
masculine inanimate dušovaly
feminine dušovala
neuter dušovalo dušovala
transgressives present past
masculine singular dušuje
feminine + neuter singular dušujíc
plural dušujíce

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