mít

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mit"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech jmieti, from Proto-Slavic *jьměti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiːt]

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• Hyphenation: mít
• Rhymes: -iːt
• Homophone: mýt

Verb

mít impf

1. (transitive) to have
2. (reflexive with se) to be (to be doing fine or poorly)

   Jak se máš? Mám se dobře. ― How are you? I'm fine.

3. to measure

   Kolik máš na výšku? ― How tall are you? (literally, “How much do you have on the height?”)

4. to be obliged to, to be supposed to

   Mám to udělat dnes? ― Am I supposed to do that today?

Usage notes

• Many native speakers don't realise today that the word jmění is the verbal noun of mít. The passive forms aren't commonly known either and never used in normal Czech. They can be found in older literature.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mít

infinitive mít, míti active adjective mající verbal noun (jmění) passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person mám máme — mějme 2nd person máš máte měj mějte 3rd person má mají — — The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive mít. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate měl měli (jmín) (jmíni) masculine inanimate měly (jmíny) feminine měla (jmína) neuter mělo měla (jmíno) (jmína) transgressives present past masculine singular maje — feminine + neuter singular majíc — plural majíce —

Antonyms

• nemít

Derived terms

• mít dlouhé vedení

Related terms

• majetek m
• majetný m
• mívat

Further reading

• “míti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “míti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “mít”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Paite

Noun

mít

1. eye

Derived terms

• míttǔy

References

• N. Saratchandra Singh, A Grammar of Paite

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mit̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mit̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɨt̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā, “paramita”), through Chinese 菠蘿蜜 / 菠萝蜜 (bōluómì, “jackfruit”); see there for more.

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) mít • (櫗)

1. jackfruit

   mít dai/ráo ― jackfruit with firm, dry flesh (literally, “chewy/dry jackfruit”)

   mít mật/ướt ― jackfruit with soft, mushy, wet flesh (literally, “honey/wet jackfruit”)

Derived terms

• chén hạt mít
• chuối mít
• dái mít
• mít dai
• mít mật
• mít ráo
• mít tố nữ
• mít ướt
• mít xoài
• sán xơ mít

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 密 (SV: mật). Compare mịt and Thai มิด (mít).

Adjective

mít

1. (chiefly in compounds) be hermetically closed

Derived terms

• kín mít

Etymology 3

Adjective

mít

1. (vulgar) thick-headed; ignorant

   Với nó chỉ có hỏi đâu mít đấy.

   They're not going to know anything about what you ask.

Derived terms

• mít đặc
• mít tịt
• tịt mít