vést

See also: vest and vešt

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vésti, from Proto-Slavic *vesti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *westéi, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛːst]
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Verb

vést impf

  1. to lead (to guide)
  2. to conduct (to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.)
  3. (reflexive with se) to be doing, to do, to fare
    Synonym: dařit se
    Jak se (ti) vede? ― How are you doing?

Usage notes

Vést is in the class of Czech concrete verbs. Its counterpart, vodit, is an abstract verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vést
infinitive vést, vésti active adjective vedoucí


verbal noun — passive adjective —
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person vedu vedeme — veďme
2nd person vedeš vedete veď veďte
3rd person vede vedou — —

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive vést.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate vedl vedli veden vedeni
masculine inanimate vedly vedeny
feminine vedla vedena
neuter vedlo vedla vedeno vedena
transgressives present past
masculine singular veda —
feminine + neuter singular vedouc —
plural vedouce —

Antonyms

adjectives
nouns
verbs
proverb

Further reading

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