Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nexati, from *xajati. Cognate to Polish niechać, Slovene nẹ̑hati, Bulgarian нехая (nehaja) and Ukrainian неха́ти (nexáty).
nechat pf (imperfective nechávat)
- to leave (to not take away with oneself but leave as available for others)
- Nechám auto u stanice, takže si ho tam můžeš vyzvednout. ― I'll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there.
- to leave (to transfer responsibility or attention)
- Nemůžeme to nechat odborníkům? ― Can't we just leave this to the experts?
- to let, allow
- Necháte nás v klidu pracovat? ― Will you let us work undisturbed?
- Nechá se to. ― It's good. It's sufficient.
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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nechat, nechati
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Active adjective
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nechavší
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| Verbal noun
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—
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Passive adjective
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—
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| The verb nechat does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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nechav
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| feminine + neuter singular
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nechavši
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| plural
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nechavše
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- “nechati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “nechati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “nechat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)