Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *syčati, likely of imitative origin, similar to *sykora (“tit”).
Pronunciation
Verb
syčet impf
- to hiss
- to fizz, fizzle or sizzle
Conjugation
Conjugation of syčet
| infinitive
|
syčet, syčeti
|
active adjective
|
syčící
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
syčím |
syčíme |
— |
syčme
|
| 2nd person
|
syčíš |
syčíte |
syč |
syčte
|
| 3rd person
|
syčí |
syčí |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive syčet.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
syčel |
syčeli |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
syčely |
—
|
| feminine
|
syčela |
—
|
| neuter
|
syčelo |
syčela |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
syče |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
syčíc |
—
|
| plural
|
syčíce |
—
|
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