švejkovat
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Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from the novel The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, published in 1921–23. The verb (which was not coined by Hašek himself) describes a conduct typical of the main character of the novel, Josef Švejk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
švejkovat impf
- to protest against an absurd command or obligation by means of even more absurdly punctilious and zealous performance; act or play like Švejk [from 1st half of 20th c.]
- 1959, Jan Otčenášek, Romeo, Julie a tma:
- „Blbec,“ řekl Rejsek. „Nebezpečný. Mnoho našich lidí dnes švejkuje. Zahrává si. Národní choroba. Ať si myslí, ke všem čertům, co chce, trumpeta, ale ať nechá hlouposti. Začne jako Švejk a skončí jako sabotér, jako podvratný živel na šibenici. […] “
- “Idiot,” Rejsek said. “Dangerous one. Many of our people play like Švejk. They play dangerous games. National disease. Damn! He can think what he wants, fool, but he should stop doing stupid things. He starts like Švejk and ends like a saboteur, like a seditious element, on the gallows. […] ”
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation
| Infinitive | švejkovat, švejkovati | Active adjective | švejkující |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | švejkování | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | švejkuji, švejkuju (coll.) |
švejkujeme | — | švejkujme |
| 2nd person | švejkuješ | švejkujete | švejkuj | švejkujte |
| 3rd person | švejkuje | švejkují, švejkujou (coll.) |
— | — |
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive švejkovat. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | švejkoval | švejkovali | — | — |
| masculine inanimate | švejkovaly | — | ||
| feminine | švejkovala | — | ||
| neuter | švejkovalo | švejkovala | — | — |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | švejkuje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | švejkujíc | — |
| plural | švejkujíce | — |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- švejkovat in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989