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

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)