zvonit

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zvoniti, from Proto-Slavic *zvoniti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzvoɲɪt]

Verb

zvonit impf (perfective zazvonit)

  1. to ring, toll
    Zvoní telefon.The phone is ringing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zvonit
infinitive zvonit, zvoniti active adjective zvonící


verbal noun zvonění passive adjective zvoněný
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person zvoním zvoníme zvoňme
2nd person zvoníš zvoníte zvoň zvoňte
3rd person zvoní zvoní

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive zvonit.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate zvonil zvonili zvoněn zvoněni
masculine inanimate zvonily zvoněny
feminine zvonila zvoněna
neuter zvonilo zvonila zvoněno zvoněna
transgressives present past
masculine singular zvoně
feminine + neuter singular zvoníc
plural zvoníce

Derived terms

Further reading

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʋɔníːt/, /zʋɔnít/
  • Rhymes: -íːt, -ít
  • Hyphenation: zvo‧nit

Verb

zvonȋt or zvonȉt

  1. inflection of zvonīti:
    1. short infinitive
    2. supine