zabýt

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zabyti, from Proto-Slavic *zabyti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzabiːt]
• Homophone: zabít

Verb

zabýt pf

1. (obsolete, archaic, dialectal) to forget

   Synonym: zapomenout

   Však vám toho nezabudu, na rukou vás nosit budu.

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Usage notes

• This word wouldn't be understood today and most of its forms sound the same as zabít (“to kill”).

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	zabýt, zabýti	Active adjective	zabyvší
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	zabudu, zabydu	zabudeme, zabydeme	—	zabuďme
2nd person	zabudeš, zabydeš	zabudete, zabydete	zabuď	zabuďte
3rd person	zabude, zabyde	zabudou, zabydou	—	—

The verb zabýt 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	zabyl	zabyli	zabyt	zabyti
masculine inanimate		zabyly		zabyty
feminine	zabyla		zabyta
neuter	zabylo	zabyla	zabyto	zabyta

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	zabyv
feminine + neuter singular	—	zabyvši
plural	—	zabyvše

Further reading

• “zabýti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zabýti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989