Czech
Etymology
From za- + pnout.
Pronunciation
Verb
zapnout pf (imperfective zapínat)
- (transitive) to switch on, to turn on, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into operation)
- Synonym: aktivovat
- Antonym: vypnout
- zapnout počítač ― to turn on the computer
- Tady dole si zapni ceské nebo anglické titulky. ― Switch on the Czech or English subtitles down here.
Conjugation
Conjugation of zapnout
| infinitive
|
zapnout, zapnouti
|
active adjective
|
zapnuvší
, zapjavší
|
| verbal noun
|
zapnetí
|
passive adjective
|
zapnutý, zapjatý
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
zapnu |
zapneme |
— |
zapněme
|
| 2nd person
|
zapneš |
zapnete |
zapni |
zapněte
|
| 3rd person
|
zapne |
zapnou |
— |
—
|
The verb zapnout 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
|
zapnul, zapjal |
zapnuli, zapjali |
zapnut, zapjat |
zapnuti, zapjati
|
| masculine inanimate
|
zapnuly, zapjaly |
zapnuty, zapjaty
|
| feminine
|
zapnula, zapjala |
zapnuta, zapjata
|
| neuter
|
zapnulo, zapjalo |
zapnula, zapjala |
zapnuto, zapjato |
zapnuta, zapjata
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
zapnuv, zapjav
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
zapnuvši, zapjavši
|
| plural
|
— |
zapnuvše, zapjavše
|
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