jednat

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• IPA^(key): [ˈjɛdnat]

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jednat impf

1. (intransitive) to act

   Je nejvyšší čas jednat. ― It is high time to act.

2. (intransitive) to negotiate, to treat
3. (reflexive with se) to concern, to be about [with o (+ accusative)]

   Jedná se o nedorozumění. ― It is a misunderstanding.

   Praha je hlavní město České republiky. Jedná se o město ležící na řece Vltavě. ― Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic. It is situated on the Vltava river.

• The pattern of phrasing "A je B. Jedná se o C" is often semantically equivalent to "A je B. A je C", and can be rendered as "A is B. It is C". In general, the part "Jedná se o C" has an unclear subject, one that is to be sought somewhere in the sentence that precedes it.

• “jednati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “jednati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “jednat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025