Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech tbáti, from Proto-Slavic *dъbati. Cognate with Polish dbać, Ukrainian дба́ти (dbáty), Russian дбать (dbatʹ), Belarusian дбаць (dbacʹ).
Pronunciation
Verb
dbát impf
- (with genitive or preposition na or o) to take into account, to heed, to mind
- Antonym: nedbat
Conjugation
Conjugation of dbát
| infinitive
|
dbát, dbáti
|
active adjective
|
dbající
|
| verbal noun
|
dbání
|
passive adjective
|
dbaný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
dbám |
dbáme |
— |
dbejme
|
| 2nd person
|
dbáš |
dbáte |
dbej |
dbejte
|
| 3rd person
|
dbá |
dbají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive dbát.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
dbal |
dbali |
dbán |
dbáni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
dbaly |
dbány
|
| feminine
|
dbala |
dbána
|
| neuter
|
dbalo |
dbala |
dbáno |
dbána
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
dbaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
dbajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
dbajíce |
—
|
|
Further reading
- “dbáti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “dbáti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “dbát”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “dbát”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025