pokapat

Czech

Etymology

From po- +‎ kapat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpokapat]

Verb

pokapat pf (imperfective pokapávat)

  1. to sprinkle, to drizzle
    Rybu jsem naporcovala, osolila a pokapala citrónem.I sliced the fish, salted it and drizzled it with lemon.
  2. to spatter, to spill
    Vařila jsem omáčku a když jsem ji ochutnávala, pokapala jsem si svetr.I cooked the sauce, and as I tasted it, I dripped it on the sweater.
  3. (reflexive with se) to spill on clothes, to slop on

Conjugation

Conjugation of pokapat
infinitive pokapat, pokapati active adjective pokapavší


verbal noun pokapání passive adjective pokapaný
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person pokapám, pokapu pokapáme, pokapeme pokapejme
2nd person pokapáš, pokapeš pokapáte, pokapete pokapej pokapejte
3rd person pokapá, pokape pokapají, pokapou

The verb pokapat 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 pokapal pokapali pokapán pokapáni
masculine inanimate pokapaly pokapány
feminine pokapala pokapána
neuter pokapalo pokapala pokapáno pokapána
transgressives present past
masculine singular pokapav
feminine + neuter singular pokapavši
plural pokapavše
  • pokapaný
  • pokapání

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