trhat

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъrgati, compare with Serbo-Croatian trgati.

Verb

trhat impf

  1. to tear, rip
  2. to pick (fruits, vegetables or flowers)
  3. to jerk
  4. (reflexive, used with se) to jerk, twitch

Derived terms

Further reading
  • trhati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • trhati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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