Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech státi, from Proto-Slavic *stojati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Verb
stát impf
- to stand
- to stay on place
- to stand by, to hold by [with za (+ instrumental) ‘behind/for/with’]
- My stojíme za náčelníkem. ― We stand with the chief.
- to cost
- Kolik to stojí? ― How much does it cost?
- to be worth
- Za tu námahu to nestojí. ― It is not worth the effort.
Conjugation
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Infinitive |
stát, státi |
Active adjective |
stojící |
Verbal noun |
— |
Passive adjective |
— |
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Participles | Past participles | Passive participles |
| singular | plural | singular | plural |
masculine animate |
stál | stáli | — | — |
masculine inanimate |
stály | — |
feminine |
stála | — |
neuter |
stálo | stála | — | — |
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present |
past |
masculine singular |
stoje | — |
feminine + neuter singular |
stojíc | — |
plural |
stojíce | — |
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Conjugation
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive stát. |
Further reading
- “státi”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “státi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “stát”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Czech státi, from Proto-Slavic *stati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Verb
stát pf (imperfective stávat)
- (reflexive with se) to happen
- Jak se to stalo? ― How did it happen?
- (reflexive with se) to become
- Stala se lékařkou, když jí bylo 25. ― She became a doctor when she was 25.
Conjugation
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Infinitive |
stát, státi |
Active adjective |
stavší |
Verbal noun |
stání |
Passive adjective |
— |
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Present forms | indicative | imperative |
| singular | plural | singular | plural |
1st person |
stanu | staneme | — | staňme |
2nd person |
staneš | stanete | staň | staňte |
3rd person |
stane | stanou | — | — |
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Participles | Past participles | Passive participles |
| singular | plural | singular | plural |
masculine animate |
stal | stali | — | — |
masculine inanimate |
staly | — |
feminine |
stala | — |
neuter |
stalo | stala | — | — |
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Transgressives |
present |
past |
masculine singular |
— | stav |
feminine + neuter singular |
— | stavši |
plural |
— | stavše |
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Conjugation
The verb stát does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
Further reading
- “státi se”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “státi se”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Latin status (“manner of standing”), from stō (“stand, remain”).
Noun
stát m inan
- (politics) state
Declension
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
stát |
státy |
genitive |
státu |
států |
dative |
státu |
státům |
accusative |
stát |
státy |
vocative |
státe |
státy |
locative |
státě, státu |
státech |
instrumental |
státem |
státy |
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Declension of stát (hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- “stát”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “stát”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “stát”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Noun
stát n (genitive singular státs, no plural)
- stout (beer)
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Etymology
From Latin status (“manner of standing”), from stō (“stand, remain”).
Noun
stát m (genitive singular stáit, nominative plural stáit)
- (government) state
- state, dignity
- Alternative form of eastát (“estate, state”)
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stát”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “stát”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “stát”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “stát”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024