dušovat
Czech
editEtymology
editFrom duše + -ovat. From the phrase Na mou duši.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdušovat impf (perfective zadušovat)
- (reflexive with se, colloquial) to swear blind
- Synonym: zaručovat se
- Dušoval se, že už to neudělá. ― He vowed not to do it again.
Conjugation
editConjugation
Infinitive | dušovat, dušovati | Active adjective | dušující |
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Verbal noun | dušování | Passive adjective | — |
Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
1st person | dušuji, dušuju (coll.) |
dušujeme | — | dušujme |
2nd person | dušuješ | dušujete | dušuj | dušujte |
3rd person | dušuje | dušují, dušujou (coll.) |
— | — |
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive dušovat. |
Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
masculine animate | dušoval | dušovali | — | — |
masculine inanimate | dušovaly | — | ||
feminine | dušovala | — | ||
neuter | dušovalo | dušovala | — | — |
Transgressives | present | past |
---|---|---|
masculine singular | dušuje | — |
feminine + neuter singular | dušujíc | — |
plural | dušujíce | — |
Further reading
edit- “dušovati se”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “dušovati se”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “dušovat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)