počít

See also: pocit

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech počieti, from Proto-Slavic *počęti. By surface analysis, po- +‎ -čít. Compare načít and začít.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpot͡ʃiːt]
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Verb

počít pf (imperfective počínat)

  1. to begin, to commence, to start, to originate
  2. to conceive, to beget (of a man or a woman)
    počít dítě ― to conceive a child
  3. (reflexive with si) to behave, to do
    Co si počnu? ― What do I do now?

Conjugation

Conjugation of počít
infinitive počít, počíti active adjective počavší


verbal noun početí passive adjective počatý
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person počnu počneme — počněme
2nd person počneš počnete počni počněte
3rd person počne počnou — —

The verb počít 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 počal počali počat počati
masculine inanimate počaly počaty
feminine počala počata
neuter počalo počala počato počata
transgressives present past
masculine singular — počav
feminine + neuter singular — počavši
plural — počavše

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