zamezit

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zameziti. By surface analysis, za- +‎ mez +‎ -it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzamɛzɪt]

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Verb

zamezit pf (imperfective zamezovat)

1. (transitive) to prevent

   Synonym: zabránit

   zamezit šíření nemoci ― to prevent the spread of the decease

   zamezit jim v hádce ― to stop them from the argument

Conjugation

Conjugation of zamezit

infinitive zamezit, zameziti active adjective zamezivší verbal noun zamezení passive adjective zamezený present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person zamezím zamezíme — zamezme 2nd person zamezíš zamezíte zamez zamezte 3rd person zamezí zamezí — — The verb zamezit 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 zamezil zamezili zamezen zamezeni masculine inanimate zamezily zamezeny feminine zamezila zamezena neuter zamezilo zamezila zamezeno zamezena transgressives present past masculine singular — zameziv feminine + neuter singular — zamezivši plural — zamezivše

Further reading

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