pokusit

Czech

Etymology

From po- and Proto-Slavic *kusiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpokusɪt]

Verb

pokusit pf (imperfective pokoušet)

1. (reflexive with se) to try, to attempt

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	pokusit, pokusiti	Active adjective	pokusivší
Verbal noun	pokušení	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	pokusím	pokusíme	—	pokusme
2nd person	pokusíš	pokusíte	pokus	pokuste
3rd person	pokusí	pokusí	—	—

The verb pokusit 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	pokusil	pokusili	—	—
masculine inanimate		pokusily		—
feminine	pokusila		—
neuter	pokusilo	pokusila	—	—

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	pokusiv
feminine + neuter singular	—	pokusivši
plural	—	pokusivše

Related terms

• pokus m
• pokusně
• pokusný
• zkusit

 

Further reading

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