dovést

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdovɛːst]

Verb

dovést pf (imperfective dovádět)

1. to take, to bring, to guide

   Rodiče mě dovedli do obchodu s brýlemi. ― My parents took me to a glasses store.

Verb

dovést impf

1. to be able to; can

Inflection

Conjugation

Infinitive	dovést, dovésti	Active adjective	dovedší
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	dovedu	dovedeme	—	doveďme
2nd person	dovedeš	dovedete	doveď	doveďte
3rd person	dovede	dovedou	—	—

The verb dovést 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	dovedl	dovedli	doveden	dovedeni
masculine inanimate		dovedly		dovedeny
feminine	dovedla		dovedena
neuter	dovedlo	dovedla	dovedeno	dovedena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	doved
feminine + neuter singular	—	dovedši
plural	—	dovedše

Related terms

• dovednost

 

See also

• umět
• moci

Further reading

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