stíhat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech stíhati, from Proto-Slavic *stigati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsciːɦat]
  • Hyphenation: sti‧hat

Verb

stíhat impf (perfective stihnout)

  1. to pursue, chase
  2. to sue, prosecute
  3. to be in time, to cope with
    Stíháš sledovat vývoj situace?Can you keep up with the developing situation?
    Nestíhám ve dne chodit do práce a po nocích studovat.I can't cope with work during the day and studying at night.
    Stíháte se nasnídat?Do you have time for breakfast?
  4. to follow (of events etc: one another in succcession)
    Jedna reforma stíhala druhou.Reforms quickly followed one after another.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • stíhati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • stíhati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • stíhat in Internetová jazyková příručka
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