dobýt

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech dobyti, from Proto-Slavic *dobyti. By surface analysis, do +‎ být. Compare Polish zdobyć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdobiːt]
  • Homophone: dobít

Verb

dobýt pf (imperfective dobývat)

  1. to conquer
    Hrad nebyl nikdy dobyt.The castle was never conquered.
    Město bylo dobyto Římany.The city was conquered by the Romans.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dobýt
infinitive dobýt, dobýti active adjective dobyvší


verbal noun passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person dobudu, dobydu dobudeme, dobydeme dobuďme
2nd person dobudeš, dobydeš dobudete, dobydete dobuď dobuďte
3rd person dobude, dobyde dobudou, dobydou

The verb dobýt 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 dobyl dobyli dobyt dobyti
masculine inanimate dobyly dobyty
feminine dobyla dobyta
neuter dobylo dobyla dobyto dobyta
transgressives present past
masculine singular dobyv
feminine + neuter singular dobyvši
plural dobyvše

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