vískat
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech jískati, from Proto-Slavic *jьskati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- (“to wish”). Compare Polish iskać.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
vískat impf (perfective povískat)
- (dated) to delouse, to pick out lice
- Opice se často nechávají ostatními vískat ― Monkeys often let others look for lice in their hair.
- to play with someone's hair
- Vískala ho ve vlasech ― She was playing with his hair.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation
| Infinitive | vískat, vískati | Active adjective | vískající |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | — | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | vískám | vískáme | — | vískejme |
| 2nd person | vískáš | vískáte | vískej | vískejte |
| 3rd person | víská | vískají | — | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive vískat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | vískal | vískali | vískán | vískáni |
| masculine inanimate | vískaly | vískány | ||
| feminine | vískala | vískána | ||
| neuter | vískalo | vískala | vískáno | vískána |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | vískaje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | vískajíc | — |
| plural | vískajíce | — |