tápat
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech tápati, a synonym of topiti se (“to drown”) (see topit).[1] The current meaning comes from German tappen.[2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtaːpat]
Verb
tápat impf
- to grope (one's way)
- tápat v nejistotě ― to be all the see / to flounder about
- tápat rukou po holi ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive | tápat, tápati | Active adjective | tápající |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | — | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | tápám, tápu | tápáme, tápeme | — | tápejme |
| 2nd person | tápáš, tápeš | tápáte, tápete | tápej | tápejte |
| 3rd person | tápá, tápe | tápají, tápou | — | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive tápat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | tápal | tápali | — | — |
| masculine inanimate | tápaly | — | ||
| feminine | tápala | — | ||
| neuter | tápalo | tápala | — | — |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | tápaje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | tápajíc | — |
| plural | tápajíce | — |
Related terms
References
- Machek, Václav (1968) “tápati 1°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- Machek, Václav (1968) “tápati 2°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- "tápat" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
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