hladí

Hladí is a verb in Czech and Slovak meaning to touch and move the hand over a surface, usually slowly, in order to stroke, caress, or smooth. It can refer to actions directed at living beings, such as an animal or a person, as well as to inanimate objects like fabric, hair, or skin, where the aim is to comfort, groom, or refine the texture. The term can also be used figuratively to describe soothing or mollifying someone or to smooth over a rough surface or situation.

In Czech, hladí is the third-person singular present tense of hladit, with the infinitive form hladit. Conjugation (present tense) can be: já hladím, ty hladíš, on/ona/ono hladí, my hladíme, vy hladíte, oni hladí. The past forms are hladil (masculine), hladila (feminine), hladilo (neuter).

In Slovak, hladí is the third-person singular present tense of hladdiť (infinitive hladdiť). Conjugation (present tense) can be: ja hladím, ty hladíš, on/ona/ono hladí, my hladíme, vy hladíte, oni hladia. The past forms are hladil, hladila, hladilo.

Related usage notes: the verb commonly collocates with body parts or surfaces (hladit vlasy, hladit pleť, hladit látku) and with objects that can be smoothed or polished. The term is standard, neutral in tone, and widely understood in Czech and Slovak-language contexts.