See also: učiť

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech učiti, from Proto-Slavic *učiti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈut͡ʃɪt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: učit

Verb

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učit impf (perfective naučit)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to teach
    učit studenty češtinu/češtiněto teach the students Czech.
  2. (reflexive with se) to learn
    učit se češtinu/češtiněto learn Czech.

Usage notes

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The personal object that is receiving information by being taught is in accusative (učit studenty, žáky, se/sebe). The object that the students are being taught can be in accusative or dative (učit někoho češtinu/češtině).

Conjugation

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Conjugation of učit
infinitive učit, učiti active adjective učící
verbal noun učení passive adjective učený
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person učím učíme učme
2nd person učíš učíte učte
3rd person učí učí

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive učit.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate učil učili učen učeni
masculine inanimate učily učeny
feminine učila učena
neuter učilo učila učeno učena
transgressives present past
masculine singular uče
feminine + neuter singular učíc
plural učíce

Derived terms

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Further reading

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