zatnout

Czech

Alternative forms
  • zatít

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzatnou̯t]

Verb

zatnout pf (imperfective zatínat)

  1. 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.
  2. to clench, to flex, to tense
    zatnout pěsti/zuby ― clench one's fists/teeth
    Já mu zatnu tipec! ― I'll fix him!

Conjugation

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Conjugation
Infinitive zatnout, zatnouti Active adjective zaťavší

, zatnuvší

Verbal noun zatětí, zatnutí Passive adjective zaťatý, zatnutý
Present formsindicativeimperative
singularpluralsingularplural
1st person zatnuzatneme—zatněme
2nd person zatnešzatnetezatnizatněte
3rd person zatnezatnou——
The verb zatnout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
ParticiplesPast participlesPassive participles
singularpluralsingularplural
masculine animate zaťal, zatnulzaťali, zatnulizaťat, zatnutzaťati, zatnuti
masculine inanimate zaťaly, zatnulyzaťaty, zatnuty
feminine zaťala, zatnulazaťata, zatnuta
neuter zaťalo, zatnulozaťala, zatnulazaťato, zatnutozaťata, 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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