čekat
See also: cekat and czekać
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛkat/
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Verb
čekat impf (perfective počkat)
- to wait (using the accusative with na)
- On čeká na holku. ― He is waiting for the girl.
- to expect (using the accusative without na)
- Co jste čekal? ― What did you expect?
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | čekám | čekáme | — | čekejme |
| 2nd person | čekáš | čekáte | čekej | čekejte |
| 3rd person | čeká | čekají | — | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive čekat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | čekal | čekali | čekán | čekáni |
| masculine inanimate | čekaly | čekány | ||
| feminine | čekala | čekaly | čekána | čekány |
| neuter | čekalo | čekala | čekáno | čekána |
| Transgressives | present | past |
| masculine singular | čekaje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | čekajíc | — |
| plural | čekajíce | — |
Related terms
Related terms
- počkat
- dočkat
- očekávat
- vyčkat
- sečkat
- čekatel m
- čekárna f
- nečekaný m