7.8 – Additional Aspectual Pairs
The following aspectual pairs are useful and should be learned. At this point, you will begin to use them gradually, so for now it is best to learn to recognize them and use them as needed. Most of these will come up multiple times over the next days of the unit:
klepat (-e-; klep-) |
zaklepat (-e-; zaklep-) |
to knock |
lehat (-á-) si |
lehnout (-e-; lehn-) |
to lie down |
nacházet (-í-) |
najít (-e-; najd-) |
to find |
odpovídat (-á-) |
odpovědět (irregular) |
to answer |
otevírat (-á-) |
otevřít (-e-; otevř-) |
to open |
platit (-í-) |
zaplatit (-í-) |
to pay |
říkat (-á-) |
říct (-e-; řekn-) |
to say |
sedat (-á-) si |
sednout (-e-; sednu-) si |
to sit down |
slyšet (-í-) |
uslyšet (-í-) |
to hear |
telefonovat |
zatelefonovat (-e-) |
to call, telephone |
usínat (-á-) |
usnout (-e-; usn-) |
to fall asleep |
volat (-á-) |
zavolat (-á-) |
to call |
vracet (-í-) |
vrátit (-í-) |
to return (e.g. a book, a purchase) |
vracet (-í-) se |
vrátit (-í-) se |
to return (e.g. to somewhere) |
vypínat (-á-) |
vypnout (-e-; vypn-) |
to turn off |
zavírat (-á-) |
zavřít (-e-; zavř-) |
to close |
zvonit (-í-) |
zazvonit (-í-) |
to ring |
zapínat (-á-) |
zapnout (-e-; zapn-) |
to turn on |
zhasínat (-á-) |
zhasnout (-e-; zhasn-) |
to turn off lights |