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lát

/[ˈlaːt]/
Czechverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to lambaste, to scold (with na or the object in dative)
    • Lidé mu láli.

      The people lambasted him.

  2. 2.
    to bark
    • Psi neláli, když jsem procházel kolem.

      The dogs weren't barking when I was passing by.

Synonyms & related words

Related words (5)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech láti, from Proto-Slavic *làjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂-. Cognate with Polish łajać.

Forms

  • -past • plural
  • látinfinitive
  • látiinfinitive
  • -noun-from-verb
  • lajifirst-person • indicative • singular
  • lajucolloquial • first-person • indicative • singular
  • lajemefirst-person • indicative • plural
  • -first-person • imperative • singular
  • lajmefirst-person • imperative • plural
  • laješindicative • second-person • singular
  • lajeteindicative • plural • second-person
  • lajimperative • second-person • singular
  • lajteimperative • plural • second-person
  • lajeindicative • singular • third-person
  • lajíindicative • plural • third-person
  • lajoucolloquial • indicative • plural • third-person
  • -imperative • singular • third-person
  • -imperative • plural • third-person
  • lajemasculine • present • singular
  • -masculine • past • singular
  • lajícfeminine • neuter • present • singular
  • -feminine • neuter • past • singular
  • lajíceplural • present

Conjugation

Infinitive:lát, láti
I
laji, laju
we
lajeme
you (sg)
laješ
you (pl)
lajete
he/she/it
laje
they
lají, lajou

Full conjugation of lát

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