chytit

Czech

Alternative forms

• chytnout

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxɪcɪt]

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Verb

chytit pf (imperfective chytat)

1. to catch
2. (reflexive with se) to catch hold of, to grasp [with za (+ accusative) ‘by’]

   Měl jsem ho rovnou chytit za límec a nepustit. ― I should have grabbed him by the collar right away and not let him go.

Usage notes

• The preposition za (behind) is used because you place your hands behinds things when you want to get a grip on them.

Conjugation

Conjugation of chytit

infinitive chytit, chytiti active adjective chytivší verbal noun chycení passive adjective chycený present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person chytím chytíme — chyťme 2nd person chytíš chytíte chyť chyťte 3rd person chytí chytí — — The verb chytit 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 chytil chytili chycen chyceni masculine inanimate chytily chyceny feminine chytila chycena neuter chytilo chytila chyceno chycena transgressives present past masculine singular — chytiv feminine + neuter singular — chytivši plural — chytivše

Derived terms

• chyták
• chytlavý
• uchytit
• úchyt
• zachytit
• zloděj křičí, chyťte zloděje

Further reading

• “chytiti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “chytiti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “chytit”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “chytit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025