dbát

See also: d'bat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech tbáti, from Proto-Slavic *dъbati. Cognate with Polish dbać, Ukrainian дба́ти (dbáty), Russian дбать (dbatʹ), Belarusian дбаць (dbacʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdbaːt]

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Verb

dbát impf

1. (with genitive or preposition na or o) to take into account, to heed, to mind

   Antonym: nedbat

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	dbát, dbáti	Active adjective	dbající
Verbal noun	dbání	Passive adjective	dbaný

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	dbám	dbáme	—	dbejme
2nd person	dbáš	dbáte	dbej	dbejte
3rd person	dbá	dbají	—	—

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive dbát.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	dbal	dbali	dbán	dbáni
masculine inanimate		dbaly		dbány
feminine	dbala		dbána
neuter	dbalo	dbala	dbáno	dbána

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	dbaje	—
feminine + neuter singular	dbajíc	—
plural	dbajíce	—

Related terms

• nedbalky f pl
• nedbalost f
• nedbalý m
• nezanedbatelný m
• zanedbaný m
• zanedbat

 

Further reading

• “dbáti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dbáti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989