slíbí

Slíbí is the third-person singular form of the Czech verb slíbit, meaning "to promise." It corresponds to the simple future tense for a perfective verb and is used to express a commitment that will be made in the future. The imperfective counterpart is slibovat, which describes a more ongoing or repeated action of promising.

Etymology and cognates: Slíbit is a West Slavic verb; its form slíbí shares cognates with related languages, such as Slovak sľúbiť. The root slíb- carries the sense of making a promise or commitment. As with other Czech verbs, its forms are built from the infinitive by adding standard personal endings in the future tense.

Morphology and forms: Slíbí is the third-person singular future form. The full present-set of the future conjugation for slíbit is:

- já slíbím

- ty slíbíš

- on/ona/slíbí

- my slíbíme

- vy slíbíte

- oni slíbí

Usage: Slíbí is used to state that a subject will make a promise. It appears in indicative mood and is common in both direct and indirect speech. In subordinate clauses introduced by a verb of saying, it often appears in its future form as the action described in the clause that follows.

Examples:

- Řekl, že mi slíbí pomoc. (He said that he will promise me help.)

- Slíbí, že dorazí včas. (He will promise to arrive on time.)

See also: slíbit (infinitive), slibovat (imperfective counterpart), Czech verb conjugation, promise in Czech.