zatnout

Czech

Alternative forms

  • zatít

Etymology

From Old Czech zatieti. Equivalent to za- +‎ tnout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzatnou̯t]

Verb

zatnout pf (imperfective zatínat)

  1. to drive, to cut, to sink
    Zvedl sekyrku a s chutí ji zaťal do špalku.
    He picked up the axe and drove it into the log with zest.
  2. to clench, to flex, to tense
    zatnout pěsti/zubyto clench one's fists/teeth
    Já mu zatnu tipec!I'll fix him!

Conjugation

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Conjugation of zatnout
infinitive zatnout, zatnouti active adjective zaťavší

, zatnuvší

verbal noun zatětí, zatnutí passive adjective zaťatý, zatnutý
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person zatnu zatneme zatněme
2nd person zatneš zatnete zatni zatněte
3rd person zatne zatnou

The verb zatnout 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 zaťal, zatnul zaťali, zatnuli zaťat, zatnut zaťati, zatnuti
masculine inanimate zaťaly, zatnuly zaťaty, zatnuty
feminine zaťala, zatnula zaťata, zatnuta
neuter zaťalo, zatnulo zaťala, zatnula zaťato, zatnuto zaťata, zatnuta
transgressives present past
masculine singular zaťav, zatnuv
feminine + neuter singular zaťavši, zatnuvši
plural zaťavše, zatnuvše

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