brnknout

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrn̩knou̯t]

Verb

brnknout pf (imperfective brnkat)

1. (informal) to call, to phone, to ring (to telephone)

   Synonym: zatelefonovat

2. to pluck, to plunk

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	brnknout, brnknouti	Active adjective	brnknuvší
Verbal noun	brnknutí	Passive adjective	brnknutý

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	brnknu	brnkneme	—	brnkněme
2nd person	brnkneš	brnknete	brnkni	brnkněte
3rd person	brnkne	brnknou	—	—

The verb brnknout 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	brnkl, brnknul	brnkli, brnknuli	brnknut	brnknuti
masculine inanimate		brnkly, brnknuly		brnknuty
feminine	brnkla, brnknula		brnknuta
neuter	brnklo, brnknulo	brnkla, brnknula	brnknuto	brnknuta

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	brnknuv
feminine + neuter singular	—	brnknuvši
plural	—	brnknuvše

Further reading

• “brnknouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “brnknouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “brnknout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)