ležet

See also: lezet

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ležěti, from Proto-Slavic *ležati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛʒɛt]
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Verb

ležet impf (perfective poležet)

  1. to lie (in horizontal position)

Usage notes

Ležet is in the class of Czech stative verbs. Its counterpart, lehat, is a dynamic verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ležet
infinitive ležet, ležeti active adjective ležící


verbal noun ležení passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person ležím ležíme ležme
2nd person ležíš ležíte lež ležte
3rd person leží leží

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

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate ležel leželi
masculine inanimate ležely
feminine ležela
neuter leželo ležela
transgressives present past
masculine singular leže
feminine + neuter singular ležíc
plural ležíce
adverbs
nouns
verbs
also
  • leháro
  • vedle něčeho ani neležet

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