Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech máchati, from Proto-Slavic *machati.
Pronunciation
Verb
máchat impf
- (transitive) to wave [with instrumental ‘<someone/something>’]
- máchat rukama ― to wave one's hands
- máchat mečem ― to brandish one's sword
- (transitive) to rinse, to soak, to dip [with accusative ‘<someone/something>’] (to wash by moving side-to-side in the water)
- máchat prádlo ― to rinse the laundry
Conjugation
Conjugation of máchat
| infinitive
|
máchat, máchati
|
active adjective
|
máchající
|
| verbal noun
|
máchání
|
passive adjective
|
máchaný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
máchám |
mácháme |
— |
máchejme
|
| 2nd person
|
mácháš |
mácháte |
máchej |
máchejte
|
| 3rd person
|
máchá |
máchají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive máchat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
máchal |
máchali |
máchán |
mácháni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
máchaly |
máchány
|
| feminine
|
máchala |
máchána
|
| neuter
|
máchalo |
máchala |
mácháno |
máchána
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
máchaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
máchajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
máchajíce |
—
|
|
- promáchnout
- přemáchnout
- rozmach
- rozmáchnout
- vymáchat
- zmáchat
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