chytit

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytiti.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈxɪcɪt]
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Verb

chytit pf (imperfective chytat)

  1. to catch
  2. (reflexive with se) to catch hold of, to grasp [+ za (accusative) = by]
    Měl jsem ho rovnou chytit 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
Infinitive chytit, chytiti Active adjective chytící
Verbal noun chycení Passive adjective chycený
Present formsindicativeimperative
singularpluralsingularplural
1st person chytímchytíme—chyťme
2nd person chytíšchytítechyťchyťte
3rd person chytíchytí——
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive chytit.
ParticiplesPast participlesPassive participles
singularpluralsingularplural
masculine animate chytilchytilichycenchyceni
masculine inanimate chytilychyceny
feminine chytilachycena
neuter chytilochytilachycenochycena
Transgressives present past
masculine singular chytě—
feminine + neuter singular chytíc—
plural chytíce—

Derived terms

Further reading
  • chytiti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • chytiti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • chytit in Internetová jazyková příručka
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