Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech zelenati. By surface analysis, zelený + -at.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛlɛnat]
- Hyphenation: ze‧le‧nat
Verb
zelenat impf (perfective zezelenat)
- (reflexive with se or without) to turn green
- Synonym: zelenět
Měděné nádoby zelenají.- Copper jars turn green.
Řval, až se hory zelenaly.- He was screaming at the top of his lungs.
Conjugation
Conjugation of zelenat
| infinitive
|
zelenat, zelenati
|
active adjective
|
zelenající
|
| verbal noun
|
zelenání
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
zelenám |
zelenáme |
— |
zelenejme
|
| 2nd person
|
zelenáš |
zelenáte |
zelenej |
zelenejte
|
| 3rd person
|
zelená |
zelenají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive zelenat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
zelenal |
zelenali |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
zelenaly |
—
|
| feminine
|
zelenala |
—
|
| neuter
|
zelenalo |
zelenala |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
zelenaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
zelenajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
zelenajíce |
—
|
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Derived terms
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