jednat

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɛdnat]

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Verb

jednat impf

1. (intransitive) to act

   Je nejvyšší čas jednat. ― It is high time to act.

2. (intransitive) to negotiate, to treat
3. (reflexive with se) to concern, to be about

   Jedná se o nedorozumění. ― It is a misunderstanding.

   Praha je hlavní město České republiky. Jedná se o město ležící na řece Vltavě. ― Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic. It is situated on the Vltava river.

Usage notes

• The pattern of phrasing "A je B. Jedná se o C" is often semantically equivalent to "A je B. A je C", and can be rendered as "A is B. It is C". In general, the part "Jedná se o C" has an unclear subject, one that is to be sought somewhere in the sentence that precedes it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of jednat

infinitive jednat, jednati active adjective jednající verbal noun jednání passive adjective jednaný present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person jednám jednáme — jednejme 2nd person jednáš jednáte jednej jednejte 3rd person jedná jednají — — The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive jednat. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate jednal jednali jednán jednáni masculine inanimate jednaly jednány feminine jednala jednána neuter jednalo jednala jednáno jednána transgressives present past masculine singular jednaje — feminine + neuter singular jednajíc — plural jednajíce —

Derived terms

• dojednat
• jednací m
• jednatel m
• jednání n
• pojednat
• projednat
• rozjednat
• sjednat
• ujednat
• vyjednat

Related terms

• vyjednávat

Further reading

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