umět
See also: umet
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech uměti, from Proto-Slavic *uměti.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
umět impf
- (transitive) can (to be able)
- (transitive) to speak, to understand (object: language)
- Umíte anglicky? ― Do you speak English?
Conjugation edit
Conjugation
| Infinitive | umět, uměti | Active adjective | umějící |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | umění | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | umím | umíme | — | umějme |
| 2nd person | umíš | umíte | uměj | umějte |
| 3rd person | umí | umějí, umí | — | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive umět. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | uměl | uměli | — | — |
| masculine inanimate | uměly | — | ||
| feminine | uměla | — | ||
| neuter | umělo | uměla | — | — |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | uměje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | umějíc | — |
| plural | umějíce | — |