zatočit

Czech

Etymology

From za- +‎ točit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzatot͡ʃɪt]

Verb

zatočit pf

1. to spin, to swerve
2. (reflexive with se) to spin, to turn
3. (s kým) to sort out, deal with

   Lektorka radí, jak zatočit se strachem. ― The lecturer is giving advice on how to deal with fear. (literally, “on how to turn fear around”)

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	zatočit, zatočiti	Active adjective	zatočivší
Verbal noun	zatočení	Passive adjective	zatočený

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	zatočím	zatočíme	—	zatočme
2nd person	zatočíš	zatočíte	zatoč	zatočte
3rd person	zatočí	zatočí	—	—

The verb zatočit 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	zatočil	zatočili	zatočen	zatočeni
masculine inanimate		zatočily		zatočeny
feminine	zatočila		zatočena
neuter	zatočilo	zatočila	zatočeno	zatočena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	zatočiv
feminine + neuter singular	—	zatočivši
plural	—	zatočivše

Derived terms

• zatočení

 

Further reading

• “zatočiti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zatočiti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “zatočit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)