Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech jmenovati, from Proto-Slavic *jьmenovati.
Pronunciation
Verb
jmenovat impf or pf
- (transitive) to appoint (to designate a person to hold an office)
- (reflexive with se) to be called, to have as a name
- Jmenuji se Ivan. ― My name is Ivan.
- Jak se ten pták jmenuje? ― What is the bird called?
- (transitive) to name, mention somebody
- Nechci nikoho jmenovat. ― I don't want to name anybody.
Conjugation
Conjugation of jmenovat
| infinitive
|
jmenovat, jmenovati
|
active adjective
|
jmenující, jmenovavší
|
| verbal noun
|
jmenování
|
passive adjective
|
jmenovaný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
jmenuji,
jmenuju (coll.) |
jmenujeme |
— |
jmenujme
|
| 2nd person
|
jmenuješ |
jmenujete |
jmenuj |
jmenujte
|
| 3rd person
|
jmenuje |
jmenují,
jmenujou (coll.) |
— |
—
|
When the verb is used in perfective aspect, it does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
When the verb is used in imperfective aspect, the future tense is a combination of a future form of být + infinitive jmenovat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
jmenoval |
jmenovali |
jmenován |
jmenováni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
jmenovaly |
jmenovány
|
| feminine
|
jmenovala |
jmenována
|
| neuter
|
jmenovalo |
jmenovala |
jmenováno |
jmenována
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
jmenuje |
jmenovav
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
jmenujíc |
jmenovavši
|
| plural
|
jmenujíce |
jmenovavše
|
|
Synonyms
Derived terms
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