Czech
Etymology
From zloba + -it.
Pronunciation
Verb
zlobit impf (perfective rozzlobit)
- (intransitive, transitive) to irritate, to fool around (be naughty)
- Synonyms: štvát, vadit
- Doma mě začalo všechno zlobit. ― Everything started irritating me at home.
- (transitive) taunt
- Synonym: škádlit
- Zlobili ji pro její nesmělost. ― They taunted her for her timidity.
- (expressive) to play up (misbehave, not work properly etc)
- Zlobí mě noha. ― My leg is playing up.
- Televize nějak zlobí. ― The TV is acting up.
- (reflexive with se) to be angry [with na (+ accusative) ‘at’]
- Synonym: hněvat se
Conjugation
Conjugation of zlobit
| infinitive
|
zlobit, zlobiti
|
active adjective
|
zlobící
|
| verbal noun
|
zlobení
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
zlobím |
zlobíme |
— |
zlobme
|
| 2nd person
|
zlobíš |
zlobíte |
zlob |
zlobte
|
| 3rd person
|
zlobí |
zlobí |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive zlobit.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
zlobil |
zlobili |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
zlobily |
—
|
| feminine
|
zlobila |
—
|
| neuter
|
zlobilo |
zlobila |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
zlobě |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
zlobíc |
—
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| plural
|
zlobíce |
—
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Derived terms
Further reading