onikat
Czech edit
Etymology edit
From oni + -k- + -at. Cognates include Slovak onikať and Slovene onikati. Compare German siezen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
onikat impf
- to address somebody by using the third person plural, rather than the second person singular
Usage notes edit
- This form of addressing people is now archaic in Czech, but it is still used in German (see Sie).
Conjugation edit
Conjugation
| Infinitive | onikat, onikati | Active adjective | onikající |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | onikání | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | onikám | onikáme | — | onikejme |
| 2nd person | onikáš | onikáte | onikej | onikejte |
| 3rd person | oniká | onikají | — | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive onikat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | onikal | onikali | — | — |
| masculine inanimate | onikaly | — | ||
| feminine | onikala | — | ||
| neuter | onikalo | onikala | — | — |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | onikaje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | onikajíc | — |
| plural | onikajíce | — |