zachovat

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Czech

Etymology

From za- +‎ chovat.

Pronunciation

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Verb

zachovat pf (imperfective zachovávat)

  1. (transitive) to preserve or conserve
  2. (reflexive with se) to behave
    Zachoval se hanebně. ― He behaved shamefully.

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive zachovat, zachovati Active adjective zachovavší
Verbal noun — Passive adjective —
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person zachovám zachováme — zachovejme
2nd person zachováš zachováte zachovej zachovejte
3rd person zachová zachovají — —
The verb zachovat 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 zachoval zachovali zachován zachováni
masculine inanimate zachovaly zachovány
feminine zachovala zachována
neuter zachovalo zachovala zachováno zachována
Transgressives present past
masculine singular — zachovav
feminine + neuter singular — zachovavši
plural — zachovavše

Further reading

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