ucpat

Czech

Etymology

From u- +‎ cpát.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈut͡spat]

Verb

ucpat pf (imperfective ucpávat)

1. (transitive) to clog, to block

   Musíme ucpat tuhle díru. ― We've got to stuff up this hole.

2. (reflexive with se) to clog up (to get clogged)

   Jen se ucpal záchod. ― The toilet just got backed up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ucpat

infinitive ucpat, ucpati active adjective ucpící verbal noun — passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person ucpu ucpeme — ucpime 2nd person ucpeš ucpete ucpi ucpite 3rd person ucpe ucpou — — The verb ucpat 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 ucpal ucpali ucpán ucpáni masculine inanimate ucpaly ucpány feminine ucpala ucpána neuter ucpalo ucpala ucpáno ucpána transgressives present past masculine singular ucpe — feminine + neuter singular ucpíc — plural ucpíce —

Derived terms

• ucpaný

Further reading

• “ucpati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ucpati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989