Czech
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦr̩knou̯t]
- Rhymes: -r̩knou̯t
- Hyphenation: hrk‧nout
Verb
hrknout pf (imperfective hrkat)
- to rattle, make a short rattling sound
2014, Jaroslav Hašek, “Týden v tichém domě”, in Povídky[1], Praha: Fragment, page 113:V hodinách hrklo to znovu […]- It rattled inside the clock again […]
Conjugation
Conjugation of hrknout
| infinitive
|
hrknout, hrknouti
|
active adjective
|
hrknuvší
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
hrknu |
hrkneme |
— |
hrkněme
|
| 2nd person
|
hrkneš |
hrknete |
hrkni |
hrkněte
|
| 3rd person
|
hrkne |
hrknou |
— |
—
|
The verb hrknout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
hrkl, hrknul |
hrkli, hrknuli |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
hrkly, hrknuly |
—
|
| feminine
|
hrkla, hrknula |
—
|
| neuter
|
hrklo, hrknulo |
hrkla, hrknula |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
hrknuv
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
hrknuvši
|
| plural
|
— |
hrknuvše
|
|
Derived terms
- hrkat
- hrkání
- nehrkat
- nezahrkat
- vyhrkat
- zahrkat
See also
Further reading