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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech lzě. The word probably shares its root with the words lehký (from Proto-Slavic *lьgъkъ), lehko, lehce. The Proto-Slavic *lьdzě is probably the dative or the locative of the noun *lьga.
Pronunciation
Adverb
lze
- it is possible
- Synonyms: jít, možno
- Antonym: nelze
- Lze to udělat. ― It is possible to do it.
- Je lze to udělat. ― It is possible to do it.
Usage notes
Although technically an adverb, the word tends to be used in much the same way as the verb jít, dropping the verb být.
See also Russian можно (možno)/нельзя (nelʹzja), Slovene lahko, Hungarian lehet or archaic Polish nielzia.
References
- ^ REJZEK, Jiří. Český etymologický slovník. Voznice: Leda, 2001. →ISBN. Heslo „lze“, s. 354.
Further reading
- lze in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lze in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- lze in Internetová jazyková příručka