Inherited from Old Czech trvati, tráti, from Proto-Slavic *trъvati.
trvat impf
- to last (to endure, continue over time)
- chvíli trvat ― to take a while
- dlouho trvat ― to be of long duration
- to insist
Conjugation
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive trvat. |
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singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
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masculine animate
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trval |
trvali |
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—
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masculine inanimate
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trvaly |
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feminine
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trvala |
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neuter
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trvalo |
trvala |
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Transgressives
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present
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past
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masculine singular
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trvaje |
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feminine + neuter singular
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trvajíc |
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plural
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trvajíce |
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- “trvati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “trvati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “trvat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)