mrkat

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *morkati, *morknati, related to *morkъ (darkness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmr̩kat]

Verb

mrkat impf (perfective mrknout)

  1. to wink, blink (to close and reopen both eyes quickly)
  2. (colloquial) to peep, peek, glance
    Synonym: pokukovat

Conjugation

Conjugation of mrkat
infinitive mrkat, mrkati active adjective mrkající


verbal noun passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person mrkám mrkáme mrkejme
2nd person mrkáš mrkáte mrkej mrkejte
3rd person mrká mrkají

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive mrkat.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate mrkal mrkali
masculine inanimate mrkaly
feminine mrkala
neuter mrkalo mrkala
transgressives present past
masculine singular mrkaje
feminine + neuter singular mrkajíc
plural mrkajíce

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