vzít

Inherited from Old Czech vzieti, from Proto-Slavic *vъzęti; see vz- and jmout. Cognate with Russian взять (vzjatʹ).

• IPA^(key): [ˈvziːt]

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• Hyphenation: vzít

vzít pf (imperfective brát)

1. (transitive) to take [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘from someone’]

   Vezmu si to. ― I'll take it. (purchasing an item)

   Vzal mu míru. ― He took his measure.

   Vzal mu teplotu. ― He took his temperature.

2. (transitive) to take someone somewhere

   Rodiče mě vzali k doktorovi. ― My parents took me to a doctor.

3. (transitive) to take, to hold [with za (+ accusative) ‘by’]

   vzít za... ― to take by the...

   Můžu tě vzít za ruku? ― May I hold your hand?

4. (reflexive, si) to marry sb., to get married to sb.

   Eliška si vzala Tomáše. ― Eliška married Tomáš.

• The preposition za (behind) is used because you place your hands behinds things when you want to get a grip on them.

• dát

• “vzíti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “vzíti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “vzít”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025