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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech dobyti, from Proto-Slavic *dobyti. By surface analysis, do + být. Compare Polish zdobyć.
Pronunciation
Verb
dobýt pf (imperfective dobývat)
- to conquer
- Hrad nebyl nikdy dobyt. ― The castle was never conquered.
- Město bylo dobyto Římany. ― The city was conquered by the Romans.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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dobýt, dobýti
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Active adjective
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dobyvší
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| Verbal noun
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—
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Passive adjective
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—
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| The verb dobýt does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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dobyv
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| feminine + neuter singular
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dobyvši
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| plural
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dobyvše
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “dobýti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “dobýti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “dobýt”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)