dovolit
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdovolɪt]
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Verb
dovolit pf (imperfective dovolovat)
- (transitive) to allow, to permit
- (reflexive, used with si) to afford
- Tak drahé auto si nemůžeme dovolit. — We cannot afford to buy such an expensive car.
- (reflexive, used with si) to be impudent
- Co si to dovolujete?
- (reflexive, used with si) to take the liberty
Conjugation
Conjugation
| 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 | dovolily | dovolena | dovoleny |
| neuter | dovolilo | dovolila | dovoleno | dovolena |
| Transgressives | present | past |
| masculine singular | — | dovoliv |
| feminine + neuter singular | — | dovolivši |
| plural | — | dovolivše |
Antonyms
- zakázat
Derived terms
- dovolení n
- dovolená f