kouknout

Czech

Etymology

From koukat +‎ -nout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkou̯knou̯t]
• Rhymes: -ouknout

Verb

kouknout pf (imperfective koukat)

1. (reflexive with se, informal) to look

   Synonym: podívat

   Koukni se! ― Look!

Conjugation

Conjugation of kouknout

infinitive kouknout, kouknouti active adjective kouknuvší verbal noun kouknutí passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person kouknu koukneme — koukněme 2nd person koukneš kouknete koukni koukněte 3rd person koukne kouknou — — The verb kouknout 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 koukl, kouknul koukli, kouknuli — — masculine inanimate koukly, kouknuly — feminine koukla, kouknula — neuter kouklo, kouknulo koukla, kouknula — — transgressives present past masculine singular — kouknuv feminine + neuter singular — kouknuvši plural — kouknuvše

Further reading

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