žalovat
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech žalovati. By surface analysis, žal + -ovat.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
žalovat impf (perfective zažalovat or obžalovat)
- (transitive) to sue
- Budeme je žalovat. ― We shall sue them.
- to tell on somebody
- (transitive) Přece bych nežalovala na vlastní sestru. ― I surely wouldn't tell on my own sister.
- (intransitive) Pořád jen žaluje. ― He keeps telling on people.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation
| Infinitive | žalovat, žalovati | Active adjective | žalující |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | žalování | Passive adjective | žalovaný |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | žaluji, žaluju (coll.) |
žalujeme | — | žalujme |
| 2nd person | žaluješ | žalujete | žaluj | žalujte |
| 3rd person | žaluje | žalují, žalujou (coll.) |
— | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive žalovat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | žaloval | žalovali | žalován | žalováni |
| masculine inanimate | žalovaly | žalovány | ||
| feminine | žalovala | žalována | ||
| neuter | žalovalo | žalovala | žalováno | žalována |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | žaluje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | žalujíc | — |
| plural | žalujíce | — |