nechat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nexati, from *xajati. Cognate to Polish niechać, Slovene nẹ̑hati, Bulgarian нехая (nehaja) and Ukrainian неха́ти (nexáty).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛxat]

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Verb

nechat pf (imperfective nechávat)

1. to leave (to not take away with oneself but leave as available for others)

   Nechám auto u stanice, takže si ho tam můžeš vyzvednout. ― I'll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there.

2. to leave (to transfer responsibility or attention)

   Nemůžeme to nechat odborníkům? ― Can't we just leave this to the experts?

3. to let, allow

   Necháte nás v klidu pracovat? ― Will you let us work undisturbed?

   Nechá se to. ― It's good. It's sufficient.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nechat

infinitive nechat, nechati active adjective nechavší verbal noun — passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person nechám necháme — nechme, nechejme 2nd person necháš necháte nech, nechej nechte, nechejte 3rd person nechá nechají — — The verb nechat 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 nechal nechali nechán necháni masculine inanimate nechaly nechány feminine nechala nechána neuter nechalo nechala necháno nechána transgressives present past masculine singular — nechav feminine + neuter singular — nechavši plural — nechavše

Derived terms

• přenechat
• vynechat
• zanechat

Further reading

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