klěkaś

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *klękati; cognate with Upper Sorbian klakać, Polish klękać, Czech klekat, Serbo-Croatian klecati (“to totter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklʲɪkaɕ/, [ˈklʲɪkaɕ]

Verb

klěkaś impf (perfective klěknuś)

1. (optionally reflexive) to kneel (move to a kneeling position)

Conjugation

Conjugation of klěkaś (imperfective)

Present	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	klěkam	klěkamej	klěkamy
2nd person	klěkaš	klěkatej	klěkaśo
3rd person	klěka	klěkatej	klěkaju
Preterite	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	klěkach	klěkachmej	klěkachmy
2nd person	klěkašo	klěkaštej	klěkašćo
3rd person	klěkašo	klěkaštej	klěkachu
Imperative	Singular	Dual	Plural
2nd person	klěkaj	klěkajtej	klěkajśo

Participles

• Present: klěkajucy
• Past active (“ł-form”): klěkał
• Past passive: klěkany

Infinitive

klěkaś

Supine

klěkat

Verbal noun

klěkanje

Synonyms

• kólenkowaś impf (“be in a kneeling position”)