losovat

Czech

Etymology

From los +‎ -ovat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlosovat]

Verb

losovat impf

1. to draw or cast lots, toss a coin

Usage notes

• This is a general term relating to any way used to determine a winner, a sequence or order, the person chosen for a particular task etc. by chance.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	losovat, losovati	Active adjective	losující
Verbal noun	losování	Passive adjective	losovaný

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	losuji, losuju (coll.)	losujeme	—	losujme
2nd person	losuješ	losujete	losuj	losujte
3rd person	losuje	losují, losujou (coll.)	—	—

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive losovat.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	losoval	losovali	losován	losováni
masculine inanimate		losovaly		losovány
feminine	losovala		losována
neuter	losovalo	losovala	losováno	losována

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	losuje	—
feminine + neuter singular	losujíc	—
plural	losujíce	—

Further reading

• “losovati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “losovati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989