zůstat

Czech

Alternative forms

  • ostat, zvostat (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zóstati. By surface analysis, z- +‎ ostat, from o- +‎ stát.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzuːstat]
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Verb

zůstat pf (imperfective zůstávat)

  1. to stay, to remain (to remain in a particular place)
    Synonym: setrvat

Conjugation

Conjugation of zůstat
infinitive zůstat, zůstati active adjective zůstavší


verbal noun passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person zůstanu zůstaneme zůstaňme
2nd person zůstaneš zůstanete zůstaň zůstaňte
3rd person zůstane zůstanou

The verb zůstat 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 zůstal zůstali
masculine inanimate zůstaly
feminine zůstala
neuter zůstalo zůstala
transgressives present past
masculine singular zůstav
feminine + neuter singular zůstavši
plural zůstavše

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