chovat
Czech
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Czech chovati, from Proto-Slavic *xovati.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editchovat impf
- (reflexive with se) to behave
- Děti se dobře chovaly. ― The children behaved well.
- Včera ses choval nepřístojně. ― You were behaving indecently yesterday.
- to hold, to cradle
- Matka poprvé chovala své dítě. ― The mother cradled her child for the first time.
Conjugation
editConjugation
| Infinitive | chovat, chovati | Active adjective | chovající |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | chování | Passive adjective | chovaný |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | chovám | chováme | — | chovejme |
| 2nd person | chováš | chováte | chovej | chovejte |
| 3rd person | chová | chovají | — | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive chovat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | choval | chovali | chován | chováni |
| masculine inanimate | chovaly | chovány | ||
| feminine | chovala | chována | ||
| neuter | chovalo | chovala | chováno | chována |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | chovaje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | chovajíc | — |
| plural | chovajíce | — |
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