zavolat

Czech

Etymology

From za- +‎ volat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzavolat]

Verb

zavolat pf (imperfective volat)

  1. to call (to ask someone to come)
  2. to call (to contact by telephone)
    Synonyms: brnknout, zatelefonovat
    Nemocnému zavolali sanitku. ― They called an ambulance for a sick person.
    Zavolám ti zpět. ― I will call you back.

Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive zavolat, zavolati Active adjective zavolavší
Verbal noun zavolání Passive adjective zavolaný
Present formsindicativeimperative
singularpluralsingularplural
1st person zavolámzavoláme—zavolejme
2nd person zavolášzavolátezavolejzavolejte
3rd person zavolázavolají——
The verb zavolat does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
ParticiplesPast participlesPassive participles
singularpluralsingularplural
masculine animate zavolalzavolalizavolánzavoláni
masculine inanimate zavolalyzavolány
feminine zavolalazavolána
neuter zavolalozavolalazavolánozavolána
Transgressives present past
masculine singular —zavolav
feminine + neuter singular —zavolavši
plural —zavolavše

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