mít

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mit"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech jmieti, from Proto-Slavic *jьměti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiːt]

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• Hyphenation: mít
• Rhymes: -iːt
• Homophone: mýt

Verb

mít impf

1. (transitive) to have
2. (reflexive with se) to be (to be doing fine or poorly)

   Jak se máš? Mám se dobře. ― How are you? I'm fine.

3. to measure

   Kolik máš na výšku? ― How tall are you? (literally, “How much do you have on the height?”)

4. to be obliged to, to be supposed to

   Mám to udělat dnes? ― Am I supposed to do that today?

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	mít, míti	Active adjective	mající
Verbal noun	(jmění)	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	mám	máme	—	mějme
2nd person	máš	máte	měj	mějte
3rd person	má	mají	—	—

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive mít.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	měl	měli	—	—
masculine inanimate		měly		—
feminine	měla		—
neuter	mělo	měla	—	—

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	maje	—
feminine + neuter singular	majíc	—
plural	majíce	—

Antonyms

• nemít

Derived terms

• mít dlouhé vedení

Related terms

• majetek m
• majetný m
• mívat

Further reading

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

Paite

Noun

mít

1. eye

Derived terms

• míttǔy

References

• N. Saratchandra Singh, A Grammar of Paite

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mit̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mit̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɨt̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā, “paramita”), through Chinese 菠蘿蜜 / 菠萝蜜 (bōluómì, “jackfruit”); see there for more.

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) mít • (櫗)

1. jackfruit

   mít dai/ráo ― jackfruit with firm, dry flesh (literally, “chewy/dry jackfruit”)

   mít mật/ướt ― jackfruit with soft, mushy, wet flesh (literally, “honey/wet jackfruit”)

Derived terms

• chén hạt mít
• chuối mít
• dái mít
• mít dai
• mít mật
• mít ráo
• mít tố nữ
• mít ướt
• mít xoài
• sán xơ mít

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 密 (SV: mật). Compare mịt and Thai มิด (mít).

Adjective

mít

1. (chiefly in compounds) be hermetically closed

Derived terms

• kín mít

Etymology 3

Adjective

mít

1. (vulgar) thick-headed; ignorant

   Với nó chỉ có hỏi đâu mít đấy.

   They're not going to know anything about what you ask.

Derived terms

• mít đặc
• mít tịt
• tịt mít