zažať

Slovak

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaʒac]

Verb

zažať pf (imperfective zažíhať)

1. to light (to start a fire or a flame)

Conjugation

Conjugation of zažať (perfective; class IV, pattern žať)

infinitive			zažať
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
past	masculine	zažal som	zažal si	zažal	zažali sme	zažali ste	zažali
	feminine	zažala som	zažala si	zažala
	neuter	zažalo som	zažalo si	zažalo
past perfect	masculine	bol som zažal	bol si zažal	bol zažal	boli sme zažali	boli ste zažali	boli zažali
	feminine	bola som zažala	bola si zažala	bola zažala
	neuter	bolo som zažalo	bolo si zažalo	bolo zažalo
future		zažnem	zažneš	zažne	zažneme	zažnete	zažnú
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	zažal by som	zažal by si	zažal by	zažali by sme	zažali by ste	zažali by
	feminine	zažala by som	zažala by si	zažala by
	neuter	zažalo by som	zažalo by si	zažalo by
past	masculine	bol by som zažal	bol by si zažal	bol by zažal	boli by sme zažali	boli by ste zažali	boli by zažali
	feminine	bola by som zažala	bola by si zažala	bola by zažala
	neuter	bolo by som zažalo	bolo by si zažalo	bolo by zažalo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	zažni	—	zažnime	zažnite	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		—	zažavší	zažatý	zažal, zažala, zažalo, zažali	zažnúc	zažatie

Further reading

• “zažať”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024