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vrhat

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьrgati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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vrhat impf (perfective vrhnout)

  1. (transitive) to throw, to cast (to cause an object to move rapidly through the air)
  2. (transitive) to send off (to direct someone someone or have them do something) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to what’]
    Vrhali nové síly do boje.They sent new strength into the battle.
  3. (transitive, of animals) to give birth to, to bear
  4. (reflexive with se) to throw oneself (to jump or fall somewhere aiming for a particular location)
  5. (reflexive with se) to throw oneself (to attack physically) [with na (+ accusative) ‘at whom’]
  6. (reflexive with se) to throw oneself at (to do something with great commitment) [with do (+ genitive) ‘into what’]
    Vrhal se do práce.He threw himself into work.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • vrhati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • vrhati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • vrhat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)