šiknout

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German schicken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɪknou̯t]
• Hyphenation: šik‧nout

Verb

šiknout pf (imperfective šikovat)

1. (reflexive with se) to fit, to come in handy

   Synonyms: přijít vhod, hodit se

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	šiknout, šiknouti	Active adjective	šiknuvší
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	šiknu	šikneme	—	šikněme
2nd person	šikneš	šiknete	šikni	šikněte
3rd person	šikne	šiknou	—	—

The verb šiknout 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	šikl	šikli	—	—
masculine inanimate		šikly		—
feminine	šikla		—
neuter	šiklo	šikla	—	—

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	šiknuv
feminine + neuter singular	—	šiknuvši
plural	—	šiknuvše

Further reading

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