proklínat

Proklínat is a Czech verb meaning to utter a curse upon someone, to damn, or to condemn. It is transitive and typically requires a direct object in the accusative (for example, proklínat někoho or proklínat něčí jméno). The action is strong and often found in literary, religious, or dramatic contexts; in everyday speech people usually use milder terms such as nadávat.

Conjugation and usage: proklínat follows the pattern of regular -at verbs of the first conjugation. Present tense forms are: já proklínám, ty proklínáš, on/ona proklíná, my proklínáme, vy proklínáte, oni proklínají. Past tense forms are: proklínal (masculine), proklínala (feminine), proklínalo (neuter); plural: proklínali. The passive voice is formed with být, as in byl proklínán. The present active participle is proklínající, and the past passive participle is proklínaný. The noun form is proklínání (the act of cursing). Related adjectives include prokletý (damned) and nouns such as kletba (curse).

Etymology: the verb is derived from the root klít (to curse) with the prefix pro-; it is closely related to kletba and to the adjective prokletý.

See also: kletba, prokletý, nadávat.

Examples: Proklínal její jméno. Lidé ho proklínali za křivdu. Byl proklínán osudem, což vyjadřovalo silné emoce. Proslovy s proklínáním bývají výrazně archaické nebo literární.