pokusit

Czech

Etymology

From po- and Proto-Slavic *kusiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpokusɪt]

Verb

pokusit pf (imperfective pokoušet)

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

Conjugation

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

Related terms

• pokus m
• pokusně
• pokusný
• zkusit

Further reading

• “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