Czech
Etymology
From na- + kousnout.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnakou̯snou̯t]
- Hyphenation: na‧kou‧s‧nout
Verb
nakousnout pf (imperfective nakousávat)
- to take a bite
- to start (often start talking)
- Tento úkol je neobyčejně složitý, takže se ho zříkám, sotva že jsem jej nakousl. ― This task is unusually hard, so I abandon it although I have just started it.
- Když už jsi to nakousla, tak nám řekni celý onen příběh. ― Since you have already started talking, tell us the whole story.
Conjugation
Conjugation of nakousnout
| infinitive
|
nakousnout, nakousnouti
|
active adjective
|
nakousnuvší
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
nakousnu |
nakousneme |
— |
nakousněme
|
| 2nd person
|
nakousneš |
nakousnete |
nakousni |
nakousněte
|
| 3rd person
|
nakousne |
nakousnou |
— |
—
|
The verb nakousnout 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
|
nakousl |
nakousli |
nakousnut |
nakousnuti
|
| masculine inanimate
|
nakously |
nakousnuty
|
| feminine
|
nakousla |
nakousnuta
|
| neuter
|
nakouslo |
nakousla |
nakousnuto |
nakousnuta
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
nakousnuv
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
nakousnuvši
|
| plural
|
— |
nakousnuvše
|
|
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