míchat

Míchat is Czech a verb meaning to combine substances or elements by stirring or blending. The primary sense covers culinary and laboratory contexts, such as mixing ingredients, stirring a sauce, or combining liquids. The verb is also used metaphorically to refer to mixing or blending non-physical elements, for example ideas, opinions, or colors.

Aspect and related forms: Míchat is imperfective, focusing on the ongoing or repeated action. Its perfective counterparts are smíchat (to mix thoroughly or to mix together to completion) and promíchat (to mix through or to stir in evenly). These distinctions affect how the verb is used in sentences to convey whether the action is viewed as ongoing or completed.

Usage and examples: In cooking, one says, “Míchám těsto,” meaning “I am mixing the dough.” “Promíchal jsem omáčku” means “I mixed the sauce thoroughly.” In other contexts, you can say “míchat barvy” (to blend colors) or “míchat nápoje” (to mix drinks). The idiomatic phrase “míchat dohromady” emphasizes combining multiple components into a single mixture. The preposition “s” can be used: “míchat s vodou” (to dilute or mix with water).

Grammar and forms: Present indicative forms are: já míchám, ty mícháš, on/ona míchá, my mícháme, vy mícháte, oni míchají. Past tense: míchal (masc.), míchala (fem.), míchali (pl.). Future forms are built with auxiliary verbs: budu míchat, budeš míchat, budeme míchat, budete míchat, budou míchat. Adjectival participle is míchaný (mixed), and the noun form is míchání (the act of mixing) or míchačka (a mixer).

Etymology and related terms: Míchat is a native Czech verb with cognates in related Slavic languages. Related nouns include míchání and míchačka, reflecting the process and the equipment used for mixing.