zabavit

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzabavɪt]

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 of zabavit

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

• vyvlastnit

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), 2008–2025