ležet

See also: lezet

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ḗˀtei
Proto-Slavic *-ěti
Proto-Slavic *ležàti
Old Czech ležěti
Czech ležet

    Inherited from Old Czech ležěti.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈlɛʒɛt]
    • Audio:(file)

    Verb

    ležet impf (perfective poležet)

    1. to lie (in horizontal position)

    Usage notes

    Ležet is in the class of Czech stative verbs. Its counterpart, lehat, is a dynamic verb.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of ležet
    infinitive ležet, ležeti active adjective ležící


    verbal noun ležení passive adjective —
    present forms indicative imperative
    singular plural singular plural
    1st person ležím ležíme — ležme
    2nd person ležíš ležíte lež ležte
    3rd person leží leží — —

    The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive ležet.

    participles past participles passive participles
    singular plural singular plural
    masculine animate ležel leželi — —
    masculine inanimate ležely —
    feminine ležela —
    neuter leželo ležela — —
    transgressives present past
    masculine singular leže —
    feminine + neuter singular ležíc —
    plural ležíce —
    adjectives
    adverbs
    nouns
    verbs
    also
    • leháro
    • vedle něčeho ani neležet

    See also

    Further reading

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