dovolit

Czech

Etymology

From do- +‎ volit.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdovolɪt]
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Verb

dovolit pf (imperfective dovolovat)

  1. (transitive) to allow, to permit
    No dovol. ― Well excuse me!
  2. (reflexive with si) to afford
    Tak drahé auto si nemůžeme dovolit. ― We cannot afford to buy such an expensive car.
  3. (reflexive with si) to be impudent
    Co si to dovolujete? ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (reflexive with si) to take the liberty

Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive dovolit, dovoliti Active adjective dovolivší
Verbal noun dovolení Passive adjective dovolený
Present formsindicativeimperative
singularpluralsingularplural
1st person dovolímdovolíme—dovolme
2nd person dovolíšdovolítedovoldovolte
3rd person dovolídovolí——
The verb dovolit does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
ParticiplesPast participlesPassive participles
singularpluralsingularplural
masculine animate dovolildovolilidovolendovoleni
masculine inanimate dovolilydovoleny
feminine dovoliladovolena
neuter dovolilodovoliladovolenodovolena
Transgressives present past
masculine singular —dovoliv
feminine + neuter singular —dovolivši
plural —dovolivše

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Further reading
  • dovoliti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • dovoliti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • dovolit in Internetová jazyková příručka
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