nosit

See also: nosiť, носит, and носить

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech nositi, from Proto-Slavic *nositi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnosɪt]

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Verb

nosit impf

1. iterative of nést
2. to wear

   Nosí hezké šaty. ― (He/she/it) wears nice clothes.

3. to hold
4. to bring, carry

   Každý den nám listonoš nosí noviny. ― Every day, the postman brings us the newspaper.

Usage notes

Nosit is in the class of Czech abstract verbs. Its counterpart, nést, is a concrete verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nosit

infinitive nosit, nositi active adjective nosící verbal noun nošení passive adjective nošený present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person nosím nosíme — nosme 2nd person nosíš nosíte nos noste 3rd person nosí nosí — — The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive nosit. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate nosil nosili nošen nošeni masculine inanimate nosily nošeny feminine nosila nošena neuter nosilo nosila nošeno nošena transgressives present past masculine singular nose — feminine + neuter singular nosíc — plural nosíce —

Related terms

• listonoš
• nositel

Further reading

• “nositi”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “nositi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “nosit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025