zachovat

Czech

Etymology

From za- +‎ chovat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzaxovat]
  • Audio(file)

Verb

zachovat pf (imperfective zachovávat)

  1. (transitive) to preserve or conserve
  2. (reflexive with se) to behave
    Zachoval se hanebně. ― He behaved shamefully.

Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive zachovat, zachovati Active adjective zachovavší
Verbal noun — Passive adjective —
Present formsindicativeimperative
singularpluralsingularplural
1st person zachovámzachováme—zachovejme
2nd person zachovášzachovátezachovejzachovejte
3rd person zachovázachovají——
The verb zachovat does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
ParticiplesPast participlesPassive participles
singularpluralsingularplural
masculine animate zachovalzachovalizachovánzachováni
masculine inanimate zachovalyzachovány
feminine zachovalazachována
neuter zachovalozachovalazachovánozachována
Transgressives present past
masculine singular —zachovav
feminine + neuter singular —zachovavši
plural —zachovavše

Further reading
  • zachovati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • zachovati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • zachovat in Internetová jazyková příručka
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.