obmedziť

Slovak

Etymology

From ob- +‎ medza +‎ -iť.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔbmed͡zic]
  • Rhymes: -ed͡zic
  • Hyphenation: ob‧med‧ziť

Verb

obmedziť pf (imperfective obmedzovať)

  1. (transitive) to delimit, to limit (to determine, establish the boundaries, extent, scope of something)
    Synonyms: limitovať, ohraničiť, vymedziť
  2. (transitive) to decrease, to diminish, to reduce (to make smaller in extent, quantity, number or intensity)
    Synonyms: zmenšiť, znížiť, zredukovať
  3. (transitive) to limit (to prevent someone, something from fully realizing something)
    • 2017, Juraj Mišún, Ivana Mišúnová Hudáková, Kontrolovanie v manažmente‎[1], KARTPRINT, →ISBN, page 159:
      Ľudia sa môžu postaviť proti kontrolnému systému nie kvôli jeho vnútorným vlastnostiam, ale kvôli tomu, čo sa týka straty moci v porovnaní s inou skupinou, alebo preto, že sa domnievajú, že obmedzí ich schopnosť využívať svoju iniciatívu a skúsenosti.
      People may oppose a control system not because of its intrinsic properties, but because of what it entails in terms of losing power compared to another group, or because they believe it will limit their ability to use their initiative and experience.
  4. (reflexive with sa) to limit oneself (to purposefully narrow the scope of something or to focus only on a certain part of a larger whole)
    Synonym: ohraničiť sa
  5. (reflexive with sa) to diminish, to narrow, to reduce (to become smaller, narrower in scope, quantity, volume, level, etc., as a result of certain circumstances)
    Synonyms: zmenšiť sa, zredukovať sa, zúžiť sa
  6. (reflexive with sa) to be modest, to limit oneself (to narrow the scope of one's claims, to be satisfied with a smaller amount of something)
    Synonym: uskromniť sa

Conjugation

Conjugation of obmedziť (perfective; class V, pattern robiť)
infinitive obmedziť
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
past masculine obmedzil som obmedzil si obmedzil obmedzili sme obmedzili ste obmedzili
feminine obmedzila som obmedzila si obmedzila
neuter obmedzilo som obmedzilo si obmedzilo
past perfect masculine bol som obmedzil bol si obmedzil bol obmedzil boli sme obmedzili boli ste obmedzili boli obmedzili
feminine bola som obmedzila bola si obmedzila bola obmedzila
neuter bolo som obmedzilo bolo si obmedzilo bolo obmedzilo
futureobmedzím obmedzíš obmedzí obmedzíme obmedzíte obmedzia
conditional singular plural
first second third first second third
present masculine obmedzil by som obmedzil by si obmedzil by obmedzili by sme obmedzili by ste obmedzili by
feminine obmedzila by som obmedzila by si obmedzila by
neuter obmedzilo by som obmedzilo by si obmedzilo by
past masculine bol by som obmedzil bol by si obmedzil bol by obmedzil boli by sme obmedzili boli by ste obmedzili boli by obmedzili
feminine bola by som obmedzila bola by si obmedzila bola by obmedzila
neuter bolo by som obmedzilo bolo by si obmedzilo bolo by obmedzilo
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
present— obmedz — obmedzme obmedzte —
non-finite forms participles transgressive verbal noun
present active past active passive l-participle
— obmedzivší obmedzený obmedzil, obmedzila, obmedzilo, obmedzili obmedziac obmedzenie

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

  • “obmedziť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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