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pokusit

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Czech

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Etymology

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From po- and Proto-Slavic *kusiti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pokusit pf (imperfective pokoušet)

  1. (reflexive with se) to try, to attempt

Conjugation

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Conjugation of pokusit
infinitive pokusit, pokusiti active adjective pokusivší
verbal noun pokušení passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person pokusím pokusíme pokusme
2nd person pokusíš pokusíte pokus pokuste
3rd person pokusí pokusí

The verb pokusit 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 pokusil pokusili
masculine inanimate pokusily
feminine pokusila
neuter pokusilo pokusila
transgressives present past
masculine singular pokusiv
feminine + neuter singular pokusivši
plural pokusivše
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Further reading

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