vypít

Vypít is a Czech verb meaning to drink up or to finish drinking a beverage. It is the perfective counterpart to pít and implies that the liquid has been completely consumed. The verb is formed by adding the prefix vy- to pít.

Usage: The verb takes a direct object in the accusative representing the drink, such as kávu, vodu, čaj, or pivo. Examples: vypít kávu (to drink up a coffee); vypít sklenici vody (to drain a glass of water). The compound form vypít si is common to indicate having a drink for oneself, for example vypít si čaj or vypít si pivo. The imperative forms are Vypij si to! and Vypijte si to!.

Grammar: As a perfective verb, vypít’s present tense forms express future meaning (vypiju, vypiješ). Past tense uses the perfect forms: vypil jsem, vypila jsem, vypili jsme. For ongoing drinking, Czech normally uses the imperfective pít rather than vypít.

Etymology and note: The prefix vy- signals completion or totality, in contrast to pít. The phrase vypít si emphasizes the speaker’s action for themselves and is common in everyday speech.