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 of zatočit

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), 2008–2025