zarůst
Czech
Etymology
za- + růst
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzaruːst]
Verb
zarůst pf (imperfective zarůstat)
- (intransitive) to grow into
- (transitive) to overgrow
- Mech úplně zarostl koruny velikých stromů. ― The moss has utterly overgrown the tops of the trees.
- (intransitive) to become overgrown
- Jáma zarostla ostružinami a diviznou. ― The hole has become overgrown by blackberries and mullein.
- (intransitive) to heal up
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | zarostu | zarosteme | — | zarosťme |
| 2nd person | zarosteš | zarostete | zarosť | zarosťte |
| 3rd person | zaroste | zarostou | — | — |
| The verb zarůst 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 | zarostl | zarostli | — | — |
| masculine inanimate | zarostly | — | ||
| feminine | zarostla | zarostly | — | — |
| neuter | zarostlo | zarostla | — | — |
| Transgressives | present | past |
| masculine singular | — | zarost |
| feminine + neuter singular | — | zarostši |
| plural | — | zarostše |
Further reading
- zarůsti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- zarůsti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989