jieti
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęti.
Pronunciation
Verb
jieti pf (imperfective jímati)
- (transitive) to grasp
- někoho za hrdlo jieti ― to seize someone by force
- (transitive) to capture, to catch
- (transitive) to take, to accept
- obyčěj jieti ― to become accustomed
- vieru/viery jieti ― to come to believe
- (reflexive with sě, with following infinitive) to start, to set about
Conjugation
Conjugation of jieti (class I)
| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
|---|---|---|
| jieti | jat | jětie |
| future | imperative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | jmu | jmevě (-va) | jmem (-me/-my) | — | jměvě (-va) | jměm (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | jmeš | jmeta | jmete | jmi | jměta | jměte |
| 3rd person | jme | jmeta | jmú | jmi | jměta | jměte |
| aorist (sigmatic) | imperfect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | jěch | jěchově (-va) | jěchom (-me/-my) | jmiech | jmiechově (-va) | jmiechom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | jě | jěsta (-šta) | jěste (-šte) | jmieše | jmiešta (-sta) | jmiešte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | jě | jěsta (-šta) | jěchu | jmieše | jmiešta (-sta) | jmiechu |
| l-participle | passive participle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | singular | dual | plural | |
| masculine | jal | jala | jěli | jat | jata | jěti |
| feminine | jala | jěle | jaly | jata | jětě | jaty |
| neuter | jalo | jěle | jala | jato | jětě | jata |
| nt-participle | s-participle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | singular | dual | plural | |
| masculine | jma | jmúce | jem, jav | jemše, jěvše | ||
| feminine | jmúci | jemši, jěvši | ||||
| neuter | jma, jmúci | jem, jav, jemši, jěvši | ||||
| compound forms | |
|---|---|
| perfect | Use the l-participle of jieti and the present tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. jal jest |
| pluperfect | Use the l-participle of jieti and one of the past tenses of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. jal bě/bieše/by / byl jest jal |
| future | Use the infinitive of jieti and the present tense of the auxiliary verb chtieti or jmieti e.g. chce/jmá jieti |
| future perfect | Use the l-participle of jieti and the future tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. bude jal |
| present conditional | Use the l-participle of jieti and the perfective aorist tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. jal by |
| past conditional | Use the l-participle of jieti and the perfect tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. byl by jal |
| passive | Use the passive participle of jieti and the appropriate tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. jatu býti, jest jat, bude jat |
| continuous | Use the nt-participle of jieti and the appropriate tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. jest jma, bude jma |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of jieti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Czech: jmout
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “jieti”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění