10.7 – Conjugation of the Verb létat ‘to fly (indet.)’
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We will be using indeterminate verbs primarily to talk about frequent travel.[1] The verb is conjugated completely regularly, but for good measure you can find its forms and examples of usage here:
Present Tense
The verb létat ‘to fly (indet.)’ is conjugated regularly:
(já) |
létám |
(my) |
létáme |
(ty) |
létáš |
(vy) |
létáte |
(on/ona/ono) |
létá |
(oni/ony/ona) |
létají |
Často létám do New Yorku.
‘I often fly to New York.’
Past Tense
The l-form of the verb is also regular:
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sg. |
pl. |
MA |
létal |
létali |
MI |
létaly |
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F |
létala |
létaly |
N |
létalo |
létala |
Když jsem pracovala v Německu, létala jsem dvakrát týdně.
‘When I used to work in Germany, I flew twice a week.’
Moucha létala po našem pokoji.
‘A fly was flying around our room’
Future Tense
The verb létat is put into the future simply by adding the auxiliary budu, budeš…
(já) |
budu létat |
(my) |
budeme létat |
(ty) |
budeš létat |
(vy) |
budete létat |
(on/ona/ono) |
bude létat |
(oni/ony/ona) |
budou létat |
Příští měsíc budu na služební cestě a budu létat dvakrát nebo třikrát týdně.
‘Next month I will be on a business trip and will fly two or three times a week.’
Doufám, že ta moucha / ten komár nebude lítat po našem pokoji celý večer.
‘I hope that that fly won’t fly around our room all evening.’
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[1] they can also be used for goal-less movement; so in the case of flying it would be flying around, such as a bird flying around in the sky, a bug flying around in a room. However, we won’t be focusing on that here in our discussion of travel.