zabavit

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Czech

Etymology

From za- +‎ bavit. From Proto-Slavic *zabaviti, causative of Proto-Slavic *zabyti.

Pronunciation

Verb

zabavit pf (imperfective zabavovat)

  1. to confiscate
    Synonym: zkonfiskovat
    Vláda mu zabavila veškerý majetek. ― The government has confiscated all of his possessions.
  2. (reflexive with se) to entertain

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive zabavit, zabaviti Active adjective zabavivší
Verbal noun zabavení Passive adjective zabavený
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person zabavím zabavíme — zabavme
2nd person zabavíš zabavíte zabav zabavte
3rd person zabaví zabaví — —
The verb zabavit does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
Participles Past participles Passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate zabavil zabavili zabaven zabaveni
masculine inanimate zabavily zabaveny
feminine zabavila zabavena
neuter zabavilo zabavila zabaveno zabavena
Transgressives present past
masculine singular — zabaviv
feminine + neuter singular — zabavivši
plural — zabavivše

See also

Further reading

  • “zabaviti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “zabaviti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “zabavit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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