žít
/[ˈʒiːt]/
Czechverb
Definitions
- 1.to live
Už nedýchal, ale ještě žil.
He wasnʼt breathing anymore, but he was still alive.
- 2.to spend life (a certain way)
Žil spořádaným životem.
He lived an orderly life.
- 3.to reside (permanently)
Žije v Praze.
He lives in Prague.
- 4.to exist
Naděje ještě žije.
There is still hope.
Synonyms & related words
Related words (10)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech žíti, from Proto-Slavic *žiti. Cognate with Slovak žiť, Polish żyć, Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti), Lithuanian gyventi, Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō.
Forms
- žijemasculine • present • singular
- -masculine • past • singular
- žijícfeminine • neuter • present • singular
- -feminine • neuter • past • singular
- žijíceplural • present
- -past • plural
- žítinfinitive
- žítiinfinitive
- žitínoun-from-verb
- žijifirst-person • indicative • singular
- žijucolloquial • first-person • indicative • singular
- žijemefirst-person • indicative • plural
- -first-person • imperative • singular
- žijmefirst-person • imperative • plural
- žiješindicative • second-person • singular
- žijeteindicative • plural • second-person
- žijimperative • second-person • singular
- žijteimperative • plural • second-person
- žijeindicative • singular • third-person
- žijíindicative • plural • third-person
- žijoucolloquial • indicative • plural • third-person
- -imperative • singular • third-person
- -imperative • plural • third-person
Conjugation
Infinitive:žít, žíti
| I | žiji, žiju |
| we | žijeme |
| you (sg) | žiješ |
| you (pl) | žijete |
| he/she/it | žije |
| they | žijí, žijou |
I
žiji, žiju
we
žijeme
you (sg)
žiješ
you (pl)
žijete
he/she/it
žije
they
žijí, žijou