Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech trvati, tráti, from Proto-Slavic *trъvati.
Pronunciation
Verb
trvat impf
- to last (to endure, continue over time)
- chvíli trvat ― to take a while
- dlouho trvat ― to be of long duration
- to insist [with na (+ locative) ‘on’]
Trval na tom.- He insisted on it.
Conjugation
Conjugation of trvat
| infinitive
|
trvat, trvati
|
active adjective
|
trvající
|
| verbal noun
|
trvání
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
trvám |
trváme |
— |
trvejme
|
| 2nd person
|
trváš |
trváte |
trvej |
trvejte
|
| 3rd person
|
trvá |
trvají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive trvat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
trval |
trvali |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
trvaly |
—
|
| feminine
|
trvala |
—
|
| neuter
|
trvalo |
trvala |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
trvaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
trvajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
trvajíce |
—
|
|
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