Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech mávati, from Proto-Slavic *majati.
Pronunciation
Verb
mávat impf (perfective mávnout or zamávat)
- to wave (as a gesture)
- Mávali jsme mu na rozloučenou. ― We waved him goodbye.
- to flap (i.e. wings)
Conjugation
Conjugation of mávat
| infinitive
|
mávat, mávati
|
active adjective
|
mávající
|
| verbal noun
|
mávání
|
passive adjective
|
mávaný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
mávám |
máváme |
— |
mávejme
|
| 2nd person
|
máváš |
máváte |
mávej |
mávejte
|
| 3rd person
|
mává |
mávají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive mávat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
mával |
mávali |
máván |
máváni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
mávaly |
mávány
|
| feminine
|
mávala |
mávána
|
| neuter
|
mávalo |
mávala |
máváno |
mávána
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
mávaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
mávajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
mávajíce |
—
|
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