Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pytati (“to ask, examine”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ptát impf (perfective zeptat)
- (reflexive with se) to ask (to request an answer) [with na (+ accusative) ‘about’]
Conjugation
Conjugation of ptát
| infinitive
|
ptát, ptáti
|
active adjective
|
ptající
|
| verbal noun
|
ptání
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
ptám |
ptáme |
— |
ptejme
|
| 2nd person
|
ptáš |
ptáte |
ptej |
ptejte
|
| 3rd person
|
ptá |
ptají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive ptát.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
ptal |
ptali |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
ptaly |
—
|
| feminine
|
ptala |
—
|
| neuter
|
ptalo |
ptala |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
ptaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
ptajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
ptajíce |
—
|
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