onikat
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Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From oni + -k- + -at. Cognates include Slovak onikať and Slovene onikati. Compare German siezen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]onikat impf
- to address somebody by using the third person plural, rather than the second person singular
Usage notes
[edit]- This form of addressing people is now archaic in Czech, but it is still used in German (see Sie).
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation
Infinitive | onikat, onikati | Active adjective | onikající |
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Verbal noun | onikání | Passive adjective | — |
Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
1st person | onikám | onikáme | — | onikejme |
2nd person | onikáš | onikáte | onikej | onikejte |
3rd person | oniká | onikají | — | — |
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive onikat. |
Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
masculine animate | onikal | onikali | — | — |
masculine inanimate | onikaly | — | ||
feminine | onikala | — | ||
neuter | onikalo | onikala | — | — |
Transgressives | present | past |
---|---|---|
masculine singular | onikaje | — |
feminine + neuter singular | onikajíc | — |
plural | onikajíce | — |