poštvat

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)

  1. (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