chytit
Czech
Alternative forms
- chytnout
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytiti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxɪcɪt]
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Verb
chytit pf (imperfective chytat)
- to catch
- (reflexive with se) to catch hold of, to grasp (za (by) + accusative case)
- Měl jsem ho rovnouchytit za límec a nepustit. ― I should have grabbed him by the collar right away and not let him go.
Usage notes
- The preposition za (behind) is used because you place your hands behinds things when you want to get a grip on them.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | chytím | chytíme | — | chyťme |
| 2nd person | chytíš | chytíte | chyť | chyťte |
| 3rd person | chytí | chytí | — | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive chytit. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | chytil | chytili | chycen | chyceni |
| masculine inanimate | chytily | chyceny | ||
| feminine | chytila | chycena | ||
| neuter | chytilo | chytila | chyceno | chycena |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | chytě | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | chytíc | — |
| plural | chytíce | — |
Derived terms
- chyták
- chytlavý
- úchyt
- uchytit
- zachytit
- zloděj křičí, chyťte zloděje
Further reading
- chytiti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- chytiti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- chytit in Internetová jazyková příručka