odbourat
Czech
Etymology
od- + bourat
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈodbou̯rat]
Verb
odbourat pf (imperfective odbourávat)
- to degrade, to eliminate
- Toto opatření by odbouralo jakoukoli regulaci a rybolov by svěřilo pouze do rukou trhu. ― This measure would consist in dismantling any form of regulation and relying solely on the market.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | odbourám | odbouráme | — | odbourejme |
| 2nd person | odbouráš | odbouráte | odbourej | odbourejte |
| 3rd person | odbourá | odbourají | — | — |
| The verb odbourat 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 | odboural | odbourali | odbourán | odbouráni |
| masculine inanimate | odbouraly | odbourány | ||
| feminine | odbourala | odbourána | ||
| neuter | odbouralo | odbourala | odbouráno | odbourána |
| Transgressives | present | past |
| masculine singular | — | odbourav |
| feminine + neuter singular | — | odbouravši |
| plural | — | odbouravše |
Related terms
- odbouratelnost
- odbouratelný
- odbourání
Further reading
- odbourati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- odbourati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989