žít

See also: zit, zīt, žit, žiť, and zıt

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʒiːt]
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Etymology 1

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.

Verb

žít impf

  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 led an orderly lifestyle.
  3. to reside (permanently)
    Žije v Praze. ― He lives in Prague.
  4. to exist
    Naděje ještě žije. ― There is still hope.
Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive žít, žíti Active adjective žijící
Verbal noun žití Passive adjective žitý
Present formsindicativeimperative
singularpluralsingularplural
1st person žiji,
žiju (coll.)		žijeme—žijme
2nd person žiješžijetežijžijte
3rd person žiježijí,
žijou (coll.)		——
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive žít.
ParticiplesPast participlesPassive participles
singularpluralsingularplural
masculine animate žilžiližitžiti
masculine inanimate žilyžity
feminine žilažita
neuter žiložilažitožita
Transgressives present past
masculine singular žije—
feminine + neuter singular žijíc—
plural žijíce—

Verb

žít impf

  1. Alternative form of žnout

Further reading
  • žíti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • žíti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • žít in Internetová jazyková příručka
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