dušovat
Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From duše + -ovat. From the phrase Na mou duši.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dušovat impf (perfective zadušovat)
- (reflexive with se, colloquial) to swear blind
- Synonym: zaručovat se
- Dušoval se, že už to neudělá. ― He vowed not to do it again.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation
| Infinitive | dušovat, dušovati | Active adjective | dušující |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | dušování | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | dušuji, dušuju (coll.) |
dušujeme | — | dušujme |
| 2nd person | dušuješ | dušujete | dušuj | dušujte |
| 3rd person | dušuje | dušují, dušujou (coll.) |
— | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive dušovat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | dušoval | dušovali | — | — |
| masculine inanimate | dušovaly | — | ||
| feminine | dušovala | — | ||
| neuter | dušovalo | dušovala | — | — |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | dušuje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | dušujíc | — |
| plural | dušujíce | — |
Further reading
[edit]- “dušovati se”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “dušovati se”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “dušovat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)