zažať

Slovak

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaʒac]

Verb

zažať pf (imperfective zažíhať)

1. to light (to start a fire or a flame)

Conjugation

Conjugation of zažať (class IV, pattern žať)

infinitive		zažať
present active participle		—
past active participle		zažavší
passive participle		zažatý
l-participle (m./f./n./pl.)		zažal, zažala, zažalo, zažali
transgressive		zažnúc
gerund		zažatie
indicative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
past (m./f./n.)	zažal som zažala som zažalo som	zažal si zažala si zažalo si	zažal zažala zažalo	zažali sme	zažali ste	zažali
past perfect (m./f./n.)	bol som zažal bola som zažala bolo som zažalo	bol si zažal bola si zažala bolo si zažalo	bol zažal bola zažala bolo zažalo	boli sme zažali	boli ste zažali	boli zažali
future	zažnem	zažneš	zažne	zažneme	zažnete	zažnú
conditional	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present (m./f./n.)	zažal by som zažala by som zažalo by som	zažal by si zažala by si zažalo by si	zažal by zažala by zažalo by	zažali by sme	zažali by ste	zažali by
past (m./f./n.)	bol by som zažal bola by som zažala bolo by som zažalo	bol by si zažal bola by si zažala bolo by si zažalo	bol by zažal bola by zažala bolo by zažalo	boli by sme zažali	boli by ste zažali	boli by zažali
imperative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	—	zažni	—	zažnime	zažnite	—

Further reading

• “zažať”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024