Czech
Etymology
From po- + volit.
Pronunciation
Verb
povolit pf (imperfective povolovat)
- (transitive) to permit, to allow
- Synonym: dovolit
- Antonym: zakázat
- (transitive) to loosen
- Synonym: uvolnit
- Antonyms: utáhnout, dotáhnout
- Povolil si pásek. ― He loosened his belt.
- Šroub se povolil. ― The screw came loose.
Conjugation
Conjugation of povolit
| infinitive
|
povolit, povoliti
|
active adjective
|
povolivší
|
| verbal noun
|
povolení
|
passive adjective
|
povolený
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
povolím |
povolíme |
— |
povolme
|
| 2nd person
|
povolíš |
povolíte |
povol |
povolte
|
| 3rd person
|
povolí |
povolí |
— |
—
|
The verb povolit 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
|
povolil |
povolili |
povolen |
povoleni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
povolily |
povoleny
|
| feminine
|
povolila |
povolena
|
| neuter
|
povolilo |
povolila |
povoleno |
povolena
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
povoliv
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
povolivši
|
| plural
|
— |
povolivše
|
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Derived terms
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