zelenat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zelenati. By surface analysis, zelený +‎ -at.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛlɛnat]
• Hyphenation: ze‧le‧nat

Verb

zelenat impf (perfective zezelenat)

1. (reflexive with se or without) to turn green

   Synonym: zelenět

   Měděné nádoby zelenají.

   Copper jars turn green.

   Řval, až se hory zelenaly.

   He was screaming at the top of his lungs.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zelenat

infinitive zelenat, zelenati active adjective zelenající verbal noun zelenání passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person zelenám zelenáme — zelenejme 2nd person zelenáš zelenáte zelenej zelenejte 3rd person zelená zelenají — — The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive zelenat. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate zelenal zelenali — — masculine inanimate zelenaly — feminine zelenala — neuter zelenalo zelenala — — transgressives present past masculine singular zelenaje — feminine + neuter singular zelenajíc — plural zelenajíce —

Derived terms

• zazelenat
• zezelenat

Related terms

• zelenět
• zelenit

Further reading

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