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zatnout

/[ˈzatnou̯t]/
Czechverb

Definitions

  1. 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. 2.
    to clench, to flex, to tense
    • zatnout pěsti/zuby

      to clench one's fists/teeth

    • Já mu zatnu tipec!

      I'll fix him!

Etymology

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

Forms

  • zatínatimperfective
  • zatnoutinfinitive
  • zatnoutiinfinitive
  • zatětínoun-from-verb
  • zatnutínoun-from-verb
  • zatnufirst-person • indicative • singular
  • zatnemefirst-person • indicative • plural
  • -first-person • imperative • singular
  • zatněmefirst-person • imperative • plural
  • zatnešindicative • second-person • singular
  • zatneteindicative • plural • second-person
  • zatniimperative • second-person • singular
  • zatněteimperative • plural • second-person
  • zatneindicative • singular • third-person
  • zatnouindicative • plural • third-person
  • -imperative • singular • third-person
  • -imperative • plural • third-person
  • -masculine • present • singular
  • zaťavmasculine • past • singular
  • zatnuvmasculine • past • singular
  • -feminine • neuter • present • singular
  • zaťavšifeminine • neuter • past • singular
  • zatnuvšifeminine • neuter • past • singular
  • -plural • present
  • zaťavšepast • plural
  • zatnuvšepast • plural
  • The verb zatnout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
  • zatítalternative

Conjugation

Infinitive:zatnout, zatnouti
I
zatnu
we
zatneme
you (sg)
zatneš
you (pl)
zatnete
he/she/it
zatne
they
zatnou

Full conjugation of zatnout

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