Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech plavati, from Proto-Slavic *plavati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈplavat]
- Hyphenation: pla‧vat
Verb
plavat impf
- to swim
- Umím plavat. ― I can swim.
- Proč umějí kachny plavat? ― Why can ducks swim?
Conjugation
Conjugation of plavat
| infinitive
|
plavat, plavati
|
active adjective
|
plavající
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive plavat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
plaval |
plavali |
plaván |
plaváni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
plavaly |
plavány
|
| feminine
|
plavala |
plavána
|
| neuter
|
plavalo |
plavala |
plaváno |
plavána
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
plavaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
plavajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
plavajíce |
—
|
|
Derived terms
See also
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