horovat
Czech
editEtymology
editDerived from Polish górować.[1] By surface analysis, hora + -ovat.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edithorovat impf
- (expressive) to enthuse, to gush
- Synonyms: toužit, prahnout, blouznit, rozplývat se, hořet
- V mládí horovala pro mého bratra. ― When she was young, she had a crush on my brother
- Horoval pro vlast. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Horoval o lásce. ― He spoke enthusiastically about love.
Conjugation
editConjugation
| Infinitive | horovat, horovati | Active adjective | horující |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | horování | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | horuji, horuju (coll.) |
horujeme | — | horujme |
| 2nd person | horuješ | horujete | horuj | horujte |
| 3rd person | horuje | horují, horujou (coll.) |
— | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive horovat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | horoval | horovali | — | — |
| masculine inanimate | horovaly | — | ||
| feminine | horovala | — | ||
| neuter | horovalo | horovala | — | — |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | horuje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | horujíc | — |
| plural | horujíce | — |
References
edit- ^ Václav Machek (1968) “horovati 1°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 176