píchnout
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpiːxnou̯t]
Verb
píchnout pf (imperfective píchat)
- to prick, to stab, to sting
- Píchla ho vosa.
- He was stung by a wasp.
- Píchnul do masa vidličkou.
- He stabbed (at) the meat with his fork.
- Sestřička ti píchne injekci.
- The nurse will give you an injection.
- Píchli jsme.
- We've got a puncture. / We've got a flat tire.
- (expressively) to help
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | píchnu | píchneme | — | píchněme |
| 2nd person | píchneš | píchnete | píchni | píchněte |
| 3rd person | píchne | píchnou | — | — |
| The verb píchnout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | píchl, píchnul | píchli, píchnuli | píchnut | píchnuti |
| masculine inanimate | píchly, píchnuly | píchnuty | ||
| feminine | píchla, píchnula | píchnuta | ||
| neuter | píchlo, píchnulo | píchla, píchnula | píchnuto | píchnuta |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | — | píchnuv |
| feminine + neuter singular | — | píchnuvši |
| plural | — | píchnuvše |
Further reading
- píchnouti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- píchnouti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- píchnout in Internetová jazyková příručka