ucpat

Czech

Etymology

From u- +‎ cpát.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈut͡spat]

Verb

ucpat pf (imperfective ucpávat)

1. (transitive) to clog, to block

   Musíme ucpat tuhle díru. ― We've got to stuff up this hole.

2. (reflexive with se) to clog up (to get clogged)

   Jen se ucpal záchod. ― The toilet just got backed up.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	ucpat, ucpati	Active adjective	ucpící
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	ucpu	ucpeme	—	ucpime
2nd person	ucpeš	ucpete	ucpi	ucpite
3rd person	ucpe	ucpou	—	—

The verb ucpat 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	ucpal	ucpali	ucpán	ucpáni
masculine inanimate		ucpaly		ucpány
feminine	ucpala		ucpána
neuter	ucpalo	ucpala	ucpáno	ucpána

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	ucpe	—
feminine + neuter singular	ucpíc	—
plural	ucpíce	—

Derived terms

• ucpaný

 

Further reading

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