Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech bráti, from Proto-Slavic *bьrati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbraːt]
- Rhymes: -aːt
- Hyphenation: brát
Verb
brát impf (perfective vzít)
- to take
- Berte tyhle léky třikrát denně. ― Take this medicine three times a day.
- (reflexive with se) to marry (to be joined together as spouses)
- Petra a Pavel se v červnu budou brát. ― Petra and Paul will marry in June.
- (reflexive with si) to marry, to help yourself (to some food)
- Beru si nákupní košík, protože mám malý nákup. ― I'm taking a shopping basket (not a cart) because I have small items.
Conjugation
Conjugation of brát
| infinitive
|
brát, bráti
|
active adjective
|
beroucí
|
| verbal noun
|
braní
|
passive adjective
|
braný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
beru |
bereme |
— |
berme
|
| 2nd person
|
bereš |
berete |
ber |
berte
|
| 3rd person
|
bere |
berou |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive brát.
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
bera |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
berouc |
—
|
| plural
|
berouce |
—
|
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