potrvat

Czech

Etymology

From po- +‎ trvat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpotr̩vat]

Verb

potrvat pf

1. to take (time)

   Jak dlouho to potrvá? ― How long will it take?

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	potrvat, potrvati	Active adjective	potrvavší
Verbal noun	potrvání	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	potrvám	potrváme	—	potrvejme
2nd person	potrváš	potrváte	potrvej	potrvejte
3rd person	potrvá	potrvají	—	—

The verb potrvat 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	potrval	potrvali	—	—
masculine inanimate		potrvaly		—
feminine	potrvala		—
neuter	potrvalo	potrvala	—	—

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	potrvav
feminine + neuter singular	—	potrvavši
plural	—	potrvavše

Further reading

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