povolit

Czech

Etymology

From po- +‎ volit.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpovolɪt]
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Verb

povolit pf (imperfective povolovat)

  1. (transitive) to permit, to allow
    Synonym: dovolit
    Antonym: zakázat
  2. (transitive) to loosen
    Synonym: uvolnit
    Antonyms: utáhnout, dotáhnout
    Povolil si pásek. ― He loosened his belt.
    Šroub se povolil. ― The screw came loose.

Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive povolit, povoliti Active adjective povolivší
Verbal noun povolení Passive adjective povolený
Present formsindicativeimperative
singularpluralsingularplural
1st person povolímpovolíme—povolme
2nd person povolíšpovolítepovolpovolte
3rd person povolípovolí——
The verb povolit does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
ParticiplesPast participlesPassive participles
singularpluralsingularplural
masculine animate povolilpovolilipovolenpovoleni
masculine inanimate povolilypovoleny
feminine povolilapovolena
neuter povolilopovolilapovolenopovolena
Transgressives present past
masculine singular —povoliv
feminine + neuter singular —povolivši
plural —povolivše

Derived terms

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