zlobit

Czech

Etymology

From zloba +‎ -it.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzlobɪt]

Verb

zlobit impf (perfective rozzlobit)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to irritate, to fool around (be naughty)
    Synonyms: štvát, vadit
    Doma mě začalo všechno zlobit.Everything started irritating me at home.
  2. (transitive) taunt
    Synonym: škádlit
    Zlobili ji pro její nesmělost.They taunted her for her timidity.
  3. (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.
  4. (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
plural zlobíce

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