Reflexive Verbs.
It has already been said that the reflexive is the favourite method of expressing, the passive in the Slavonic languages. These verbs are recognized by the use of the reflexive pronoun, either in the accusative se or the dative si, as vezu se, 1 go (lit. I carry myself), or všímám si, I take notice (lit. I take to myself). Some verbs are only found in a reflexive form, as bojím se, I am afraid. The use of the dative with reflexives will remind the student of the Latin sibi used redundantly, as ipse sibi. Cf. also the Bulgarian á3t. ibiaMí. napu npn ce6e ch, I have the money with me.
The position of the reflexive is somewhat unrestricted. It may go either before the verb or after it, as já se vezu, I betake myself, or vezu se. In the compound tenses such forms as vezl jsem se, appear to be more frequent, and if in the same clause there be two reflexive verbs one of the reflexive pronouns is generally omitted.
For the convenience of the student I have added a list of some of the more common irregular verbs. They can be easily arranged under their proper conjugations.
Irregular Verbs.
Infinitive. brati, to take bfisli, to wade bůsti, to pierce čisti, to read čili, to begin dráti, to split drill, to flay jeti, to journey jiti, to go jiti, to take
Present tense. beru bfedu bodu čtu
Past tense.
jedu
jdu
jmu
cnu
deru dru
bral
bfedl
bodl
četl
čal
dral
dřel
jel šel jal
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