jěś
Lower Sorbian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Slavic *(j)ěxati; cognate with Upper Sorbian jěć, Polish jechać, Czech jet, Russian е́хать (jéxatʹ), and Old Church Slavonic ꙗхати (jaxati).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editjěś impf (perfective dojěś) (concrete)
- to go (in a vehicle)
Usage notes
editJěś is in the class of Lower Sorbian concrete verbs. Its counterpart jězdźiś is an abstract verb.
Conjugation
editConjugation of jěś (imperfective)
| Present | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | jědu, jěźom | jěźomej | jěźomy |
| 2nd person | jěźoš | jěźotej | jěźośo |
| 3rd person | jěźo | jěźotej | jědu |
| Preterite | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | jěźech | jěźechmej | jěźechmy |
| 2nd person | jěźešo | jěźeštej | jěźešćo |
| 3rd person | jěźešo | jěźeštej | jěźechu |
| Future | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | pójědu, pójěźom | pójěźomej | pójěźomy |
| 2nd person | pójěźoš | pójěźotej | pójěźośo |
| 3rd person | pójěźo | pójěźotej | pójědu |
| Imperative | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 2nd person | jěź | jěźtej | jěźćo |
- Participles
Synonyms
edit- hyś (generally on foot)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- jězd m (“travel, a ride”)
Further reading
edit- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “jěś”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “jěś”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag