ostrouhat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ostrúhati, from Proto-Slavic *ostrugati. Equivalent to o- +‎ strouhat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈostrou̯ɦat]
  • Hyphenation: os‧t‧rou‧hat

Verb

ostrouhat pf (imperfective ostrouhávat or ostruhovat)

  1. (transitive) to scrape off, to grate, to peel
    Ostrouhej mrkev!(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (intransitive) to leave empty-handed, to get a raw deal
    Synonyms: špatně pochodit, pohořet
    Takových, jako jsi ty, už tu bylo, ale všichni ostrouhali.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ostrouhat
infinitive ostrouhat, ostrouhati active adjective ostrouhavší


verbal noun ostrouhání passive adjective ostrouhaný
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person ostrouhám ostrouháme ostrouhejme
2nd person ostrouháš ostrouháte ostrouhej ostrouhejte
3rd person ostrouhá ostrouhají

The verb ostrouhat 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 ostrouhal ostrouhali ostrouhán ostrouháni
masculine inanimate ostrouhaly ostrouhány
feminine ostrouhala ostrouhána
neuter ostrouhalo ostrouhala ostrouháno ostrouhána
transgressives present past
masculine singular ostrouhav
feminine + neuter singular ostrouhavši
plural ostrouhavše

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