Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech -čieti, from Proto-Slavic *čęti.
Pronunciation
-čít pf (verb-forming suffix, imperfective -čínat)
- Combining form used to form perfective verbs with the approximate meaning "to begin".
Conjugation
Conjugation of -čít
| infinitive
|
-čít, -číti
|
active adjective
|
-čavší
|
| verbal noun
|
-četí
|
passive adjective
|
-čatý
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
-čnu |
-čneme |
— |
-čněme
|
| 2nd person
|
-čneš |
-čnete |
-čni |
-čněte
|
| 3rd person
|
-čne |
-čnou |
— |
—
|
The verb -čít 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
|
-čal |
-čali |
-čat |
-čati
|
| masculine inanimate
|
-čaly |
-čaty
|
| feminine
|
-čala |
-čata
|
| neuter
|
-čalo |
-čala |
-čato |
-čata
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
-čav
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
-čavši
|
| plural
|
— |
-čavše
|
|
Derived terms
Czech terms suffixed with -čít