chopit

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech chopiti, from Proto-Slavic *xopiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxopɪt]

Verb

chopit pf (imperfective chápat)

1. (reflexive with se) to take, to seize, to grasp, to take hold

   Synonyms: uchopit, chytit, vzít

   Chopte lotra!

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   Chopili se zloděje.

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   Chopil ji za ruku!

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Usage notes

• The word chápat isn't normally used with this meaning today anymore, as it's normally used in the meaning to understand. A better imperfective verb to use with the same meaning would be e.g. that of uchopit – uchopovat.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	chopit, chopiti	Active adjective	chopivší
Verbal noun	chopení	Passive adjective	chopený

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	chopím	chopíme	—	chopme
2nd person	chopíš	chopíte	chop	chopte
3rd person	chopí	chopí	—	—

The verb chopit 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	chopil	chopili	chopen	chopeni
masculine inanimate		chopily		chopeny
feminine	chopila		chopena
neuter	chopilo	chopila	chopeno	chopena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	chopiv
feminine + neuter singular	—	chopivši
plural	—	chopivše

Related terms

• chápat
• chopení
• pochop
• pochopit
• schopný
• uchopit
• úchop
• vzchopit

Further reading

• “chopiti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “chopiti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “chopit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025