dovolit

Czech

Etymology

From do- +‎ volit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdovolɪt]

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Verb

dovolit pf (imperfective dovolovat)

1. (transitive) to allow, to permit

   No dovol. ― Well excuse me!

2. (reflexive with si) to afford

   Tak drahé auto si nemůžeme dovolit. ― We cannot afford to buy such an expensive car.

3. (reflexive with si) to be impudent

   Co si to dovolujete? ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. (reflexive with si) to take the liberty

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	dovolit, dovoliti	Active adjective	dovolivší
Verbal noun	dovolení	Passive adjective	dovolený

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	dovolím	dovolíme	—	dovolme
2nd person	dovolíš	dovolíte	dovol	dovolte
3rd person	dovolí	dovolí	—	—

The verb dovolit does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	dovolil	dovolili	dovolen	dovoleni
masculine inanimate		dovolily		dovoleny
feminine	dovolila		dovolena
neuter	dovolilo	dovolila	dovoleno	dovolena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	dovoliv
feminine + neuter singular	—	dovolivši
plural	—	dovolivše

Antonyms

• zakázat

Derived terms

• dovolená f
• dovolení n

 

Further reading

• dovoliti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• dovoliti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• dovolit in Internetová jazyková příručka