zatnout

Czech

Alternative forms

zatít

Etymology

From Old Czech zatieti. Equivalent to za- +‎ tnout.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈzatnou̯t]

Verb

zatnout pf (imperfective zatínat)

to drive, to cut, to sink
Zvedl sekyrku a s chutí ji zaťal do špalku.
He picked up the axe and drove it into the log with zest.
to clench, to flex, to tense
zatnout pěsti/zuby ― clench one's fists/teeth

Já mu zatnu tipec! ― I'll fix him!

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	zatnout, zatnouti	Active adjective	zaťavší , zatnuvší
Verbal noun	zatětí, zatnutí	Passive adjective	zaťatý, zatnutý

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	zatnu	zatneme	—	zatněme
2nd person	zatneš	zatnete	zatni	zatněte
3rd person	zatne	zatnou	—	—

The verb zatnout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	zaťal, zatnul	zaťali, zatnuli	zaťat, zatnut	zaťati, zatnuti
masculine inanimate	zaťal, zatnul	zaťaly, zatnuly	zaťat, zatnut	zaťaty, zatnuty
feminine	zaťala, zatnula	zaťaly, zatnuly	zaťata, zatnuta	zaťaty, zatnuty
neuter	zaťalo, zatnulo	zaťala, zatnula	zaťato, zatnuto	zaťata, zatnuta

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	zaťav, zatnuv
feminine + neuter singular	—	zaťavši, zatnuvši
plural	—	zaťavše, zatnuvše

Further reading

zatnouti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
zatnouti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
zatnout in Internetová jazyková příručka

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