povolit

Czech

Etymology

From po- +‎ volit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpovolɪt]

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Verb

povolit pf (imperfective povolovat)

1. (transitive) to permit, to allow

   Synonym: dovolit

   Antonym: zakázat

2. (transitive) to loosen

   Synonym: uvolnit

   Antonyms: utáhnout, dotáhnout

   Povolil si pásek. ― He loosened his belt.

   Šroub se povolil. ― The screw came loose.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	povolit, povoliti	Active adjective	povolivší
Verbal noun	povolení	Passive adjective	povolený

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	povolím	povolíme	—	povolme
2nd person	povolíš	povolíte	povol	povolte
3rd person	povolí	povolí	—	—

The verb povolit 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	povolil	povolili	povolen	povoleni
masculine inanimate		povolily		povoleny
feminine	povolila		povolena
neuter	povolilo	povolila	povoleno	povolena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	povoliv
feminine + neuter singular	—	povolivši
plural	—	povolivše

Derived terms

• povlovný
• povolení n
• povolnost f
• povolný

Further reading

• “povoliti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “povoliti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “povolit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025