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The Future Tense In Czech Language

Date : 18/01/2021

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Uploaded on : 18/01/2021
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The future tense is quite complicated in Czech language, have a look at this text in nutshell:The Czech language offers two ways of making future tense constructions:- by changing the verb (usually by adding a prefix and changing the stem)- by using the following construction: TO BE (in future tense) + infinitive of the verbHere are some tips on when to use which:1) Sometimes the choice depends on the particular verb. Some verbs require only one of the two possible ways to form future tense - e.g. the future tense of "I will go" is always "pojedu" (by car) or "p jdu" (on foot), never "budu jet", "budu j t".2) Sometimes both constructions can be used with the same verb but each of them can add a slightly different meaning to the sentence.Example for "I will talk to him":"Budu s n m mluvit" is a neutral way to say that you will be talking to someone (e.g. "I`ll be talking to him on Sunday because he`s coming to the party")."Promluv m si s n m" sounds more like you will be talking to someone about a particular thing, issue, etc. You will make a point of talking to him (e.g. "I`ll go over to his office and make sure that I talk to him about ...").3) And then there is the issue of the "verb aspect" ("slovesn vid" in Czech), which has to do with the action the verb describes. There are two "verb aspects" in Czech - "dokonav " (used for a one-time, finished action) and "nedokonav " (used for a repeated or unfinished action). In most cases, the "dokonav vid" uses the one-word future constructions, the "nedokonav vid" uses the "to be" + infinitive future constructions.

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