Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech zameziti. By surface analysis, za- + mez + -it.
Pronunciation
Verb
zamezit pf (imperfective zamezovat)
- (transitive) to prevent
- Synonym: zabránit
- zamezit šíření nemoci ― to prevent the spread of the decease
- zamezit jim v hádce ― to stop them from the argument
Conjugation
Conjugation of zamezit
| infinitive
|
zamezit, zameziti
|
active adjective
|
zamezivší
|
| verbal noun
|
zamezení
|
passive adjective
|
zamezený
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
zamezím |
zamezíme |
— |
zamezme
|
| 2nd person
|
zamezíš |
zamezíte |
zamez |
zamezte
|
| 3rd person
|
zamezí |
zamezí |
— |
—
|
The verb zamezit 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
|
zamezil |
zamezili |
zamezen |
zamezeni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
zamezily |
zamezeny
|
| feminine
|
zamezila |
zamezena
|
| neuter
|
zamezilo |
zamezila |
zamezeno |
zamezena
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
zameziv
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
zamezivši
|
| plural
|
— |
zamezivše
|
|
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