nosit

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech nositi, from Proto-Slavic *nositi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnosɪt]
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Verb

nosit impf

  1. iterative of nést
  2. to wear
    Nosí hezké šaty.(He/she/it) wears nice clothes.
  3. to hold
  4. to bring, carry
    Každý den nám listonoš nosí noviny.Every day, the postman brings us the newspaper.

Usage notes

Nosit is in the class of Czech abstract verbs. Its counterpart, nést, is a concrete verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nosit
infinitive nosit, nositi active adjective nosící


verbal noun nošení passive adjective nošený
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person nosím nosíme nosme
2nd person nosíš nosíte nos noste
3rd person nosí nosí

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

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate nosil nosili nošen nošeni
masculine inanimate nosily nošeny
feminine nosila nošena
neuter nosilo nosila nošeno nošena
transgressives present past
masculine singular nose
feminine + neuter singular nosíc
plural nosíce

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