Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech klečěti, from Proto-Slavic *klęčati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈklɛt͡ʃɛt]
- Hyphenation: kle‧čet
Verb
klečet impf (perfective poklečet)
- to kneel
Usage notes
Klečet is in the class of Czech stative verbs. Its counterpart, klekat, is a dynamic verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation of klečet
| infinitive
|
klečet, klečeti
|
active adjective
|
klečící
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
klečím |
klečíme |
— |
klečme
|
| 2nd person
|
klečíš |
klečíte |
kleč |
klečte
|
| 3rd person
|
klečí |
klečí |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive klečet.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
klečel |
klečeli |
klečen |
klečeni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
klečely |
klečeny
|
| feminine
|
klečela |
klečena
|
| neuter
|
klečelo |
klečela |
klečeno |
klečena
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
kleče |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
klečíc |
—
|
| plural
|
klečíce |
—
|
|
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