nechat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nexati, from *xajati. Cognate to Polish niechać, Slovene nẹ̑hati, Bulgarian нехая (nehaja) and Ukrainian неха́ти (nexáty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛxat]
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Verb

nechat pf (imperfective nechávat)

  1. to leave (to not take away with oneself but leave as available for others)
    Nechám auto u stanice, takže si ho tam můžeš vyzvednout. ― I'll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there.
  2. to leave (to transfer responsibility or attention)
    Nemůžeme to nechat odborníkům? ― Can't we just leave this to the experts?
  3. to let, allow
    Necháte nás v klidu pracovat? ― Will you let us work undisturbed?
    Nechá se to. ― It's good. It's sufficient.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nechat
infinitive nechat, nechati active adjective nechavší


verbal noun — passive adjective —
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person nechám necháme — nechme, nechejme
2nd person necháš necháte nech, nechej nechte, nechejte
3rd person nechá nechají — —

The verb nechat 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 nechal nechali nechán necháni
masculine inanimate nechaly nechány
feminine nechala nechána
neuter nechalo nechala necháno nechána
transgressives present past
masculine singular — nechav
feminine + neuter singular — nechavši
plural — nechavše

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