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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