2.2 – Conjugation of -í- verbs

There are a few -í- verbs in this chapter. The endings are as follows:

(já)	-ím	(my)	-íme
(ty)	-íš	(vy)	-íte
(on/ona/ono)	-í	(oni/ony/ona)	-í /(-ějí/ejí)

Most -í- verbs end in -it, -et, or -ět, such as mluvit ‘to speak’

(já)	mluvím ‘I speak, am speaking’	(my)	mluvíme we speak, are speaking’
(ty)	mluvíš ‘you speak, are speaking’	(vy)	mluvíte ‘you speak, are speaking’
(on/ona/ono)	mluví ‘he/she speaks, is speaking’	(oni/ony/ona)	mluví ‘they speak, are speaking’

Occasionally the ending on the infinitive is different, such as with spát ‘to sleep’, which otherwise looks like it would be an -á- verb. However, we just have to memorize that it’s an -í- verb:

(já)	spím	(my)	spíme
(ty)	spíš	(vy)	spíte
(on/ona/ono)	spí	(oni/ony/ona)	spí

The 3rd plural endings -ějí/ejí are common only among a verbs in Czech whose infinitive ends in -et/-ět. In virtually every instance that -ějí/ejí is used in standard Czech as the 3rd plural ending, it is possible to use -í instead. In other words, don’t worry about the verbs with this alternate form too much beyond recognizing the form as an alternate. The following is an example of a verb that allows the -ějí/ejí ending:

(já)	umím	(my)	umíme
(ty)	umíš	(vy)	umíte
(on/ona/ono)	umí	(oni/ony/ona)	umějí/(umí)

Here are some common -í- verbs that you will use in this chapter:

mluvit                 to  talk, speak

myslet                to think

spát                to sleep

rozumět                 to understand

tančit                  to dance

učit se                to study

umět                to know a skill

cvičit                to exercise

uklízet                to clean

vařit                to cook

Jana často uklízí. Jana often cleans.	Pavla vaří. Pavla is cooking.
Jan spí. Jan is sleeping.	Věra cvičí každý den. Věra exercises every day.

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