žít
Appearance
Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Old Czech žíti, from Proto-Slavic *žiti. Cognate with Slovak žiť, Polish żyć, Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti), Lithuanian gyventi, Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō.
Verb
[edit]žít impf
- to live
- Už nedýchal, ale ještě žil. ― He wasnʼt breathing anymore, but he was still alive.
- to spend life (a certain way)
- Žil spořádaným životem. ― He lived an orderly life.
- to reside (permanently)
- Žije v Praze. ― He lives in Prague.
- to exist
- Naděje ještě žije. ― There is still hope.
Conjugation
[edit]
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive žít. |
Related terms
[edit]adverbs
nouns
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]žít impf
- Alternative form of žnout
Further reading
[edit]Categories:
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech terms with audio pronunciation
- Czech terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Czech terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Czech terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Czech terms inherited from Old Czech
- Czech terms derived from Old Czech
- Czech terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Czech terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Czech lemmas
- Czech verbs
- Czech imperfective verbs
- Czech terms with usage examples
- Czech irregular verbs