Etymology
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Inherited from Old Czech práti, from Proto-Slavic *pьrati.
Pronunciation
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prát impf (perfective vyprat)
- to wash, to launder
- V pračce se pralo prádlo, dokud pračka nevybuchla.--Laundry was washed in the washing machine, until the washing machine broke. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (reflexive with se) to fight [+ o (accusative) = for]
- Pral se s Vaškem, dokud se neobjevila učitelka a nezastavila ho.--He fought with Vašek until the teacher appeared and stopped him. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Dva psi se perou o kost. ― Two dogs are fighting for a bone.
Conjugation
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Conjugation
Infinitive
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prát, práti
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Active adjective
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peroucí
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Verbal noun
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Passive adjective
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The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive prát. |
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Transgressives
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present
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past
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masculine singular
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pera |
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feminine + neuter singular
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perouc |
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plural
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perouce |
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Related terms
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See also
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Further reading
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- práti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- práti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- prát in Internetová jazyková příručka