Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech poščvati. By surface analysis, po- + štvát.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpoʃtvat]
- Rhymes: -oʃtvat
- Hyphenation: po‧štvat
Verb
poštvat pf (imperfective poštívat)
- (transitive) to set against, to turn against [with na (+ accusative) or proti (+ dative) ‘against whom’]
2021, Lexi Ryanová, translated by Bc. Kristýna Suchomelová, Prázdné sliby[1], volume 1, →ISBN, page 54:Poštve můj osud proti mně? Co to vůbec znamená? Vílí hádanky. „Já na osud nevěřím, Bakkene. Záleží mi jenom a jenom na sestře."- Will fate turn against me? What does that even mean? Fairy riddles. "I don't believe in fate, Bakkene. I care only and solely about my sister.
Conjugation
Conjugation of poštvat
| infinitive
|
poštvat, poštvati
|
active adjective
|
poštvavší
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
poštvu |
poštveme |
— |
poštvěme
|
| 2nd person
|
poštveš |
poštvete |
poštvi |
poštvěte
|
| 3rd person
|
poštve |
poštvou |
— |
—
|
The verb poštvat 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
|
poštval |
poštvali |
poštván |
poštváni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
poštvaly |
poštvány
|
| feminine
|
poštvala |
poštvána
|
| neuter
|
poštvalo |
poštvala |
poštváno |
poštvána
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
poštvav
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
poštvavši
|
| plural
|
— |
poštvavše
|
|
Further reading