Czech
Etymology
From omluvit + -at.
Pronunciation
Verb
omlouvat impf (perfective omluvit)
- (transitive) to excuse
- (reflexive with se) to apologize [with za (+ accusative) ‘for’]
- Za to se omlouvám. ― I apologize for that.
- Se omlouvám za zpoždění. ― I apologize for the delay.
- Omlouvám se za svého manžela. ― I apologize for my husband.
- Omlouvám se za to, co se stalo v noci. ― I apologize for what happened last night.
Conjugation
Conjugation of omlouvat
| infinitive
|
omlouvat, omlouvati
|
active adjective
|
omlouvající
|
| verbal noun
|
omlouvání
|
passive adjective
|
omlouvaný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
omlouvám |
omlouváme |
— |
omlouvejme
|
| 2nd person
|
omlouváš |
omlouváte |
omlouvej |
omlouvejte
|
| 3rd person
|
omlouvá |
omlouvají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive omlouvat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
omlouval |
omlouvali |
omlouván |
omlouváni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
omlouvaly |
omlouvány
|
| feminine
|
omlouvala |
omlouvána
|
| neuter
|
omlouvalo |
omlouvala |
omlouváno |
omlouvána
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
omlouvaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
omlouvajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
omlouvajíce |
—
|
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