stíhat
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech stíhati, from Proto-Slavic *stigati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsciːɦat]
- Hyphenation: sti‧hat
Verb
stíhat impf (perfective stihnout)
- to pursue, chase
- to sue, prosecute
- to be in time, to cope with
- Stíháš sledovat vývoj situace? ― Can you keep up with the developing situation?
- Nestíhám ve dne chodit do práce a po nocích studovat. ― I can't cope with work during the day and studying at night.
- Stíháte se nasnídat? ― Do you have time for breakfast?
- to follow (of events etc: one another in succcession)
- Jedna reforma stíhala druhou. ― Reforms quickly followed one after another.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | stíhám | stíháme | — | stíhejme |
| 2nd person | stíháš | stíháte | stíhej | stíhejte |
| 3rd person | stíhá | stíhají | — | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive stíhat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | stíhal | stíhali | stíhán | stíháni |
| masculine inanimate | stíhaly | stíhány | ||
| feminine | stíhala | stíhána | ||
| neuter | stíhalo | stíhala | stíháno | stíhána |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | stíhaje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | stíhajíc | — |
| plural | stíhajíce | — |
Related terms
- stíhatelný
Further reading
- stíhati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- stíhati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989