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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech zabyti, from Proto-Slavic *zabyti.
Pronunciation
Verb
zabýt pf
- (obsolete, archaic, dialectal) to forget
- Synonym: zapomenout
Však vám toho nezabudu, na rukou vás nosit budu.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Usage notes
- This word wouldn't be understood today and most of its forms sound the same as zabít (“to kill”).
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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zabýt, zabýti
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Active adjective
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zabyvší
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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 zabýt 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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zabyv
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| feminine + neuter singular
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— |
zabyvši
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| plural
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zabyvše
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Further reading
- “zabýti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “zabýti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989