dotknout

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech dotknúti. By surface analysis, do- +‎ tknout. Compare Polish dotknąć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdotknou̯t]

Verb

dotknout pf (imperfective dotýkat)

1. (with genitive object, reflexive with se) to touch (to make physical contact with)
2. (with genitive object, reflexive with se) to hurt, to offend

   Dotkl se jejích citů. ― He hurt her feelings.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	dotknout, dotknouti	Active adjective	dotknuvší
Verbal noun	dotknutí, dotčení	Passive adjective	dotknutý, dotčený

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	dotknu	dotkneme	—	dotkněme
2nd person	dotkneš	dotknete	dotkni	dotkněte
3rd person	dotkne	dotknou	—	—

The verb dotknout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	dotkl, dotknul	dotkli, dotknuli	dotknut, dotčen	dotknuti, dotčeni
masculine inanimate		dotkly, dotknuly		dotknuty, dotčeny
feminine	dotkla, dotknula		dotknuta, dotčena
neuter	dotklo, dotknulo	dotkla, dotknula	dotknuto, dotčeno	dotknuta, dotčena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	dotknuv
feminine + neuter singular	—	dotknuvši
plural	—	dotknuvše

Further reading

• “dotknouti se”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “dotknouti se”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dotknout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)