Czech
Etymology
Possibly from German Bonze (“derogatory term for a dignitary”), which from French bonze, or from Vienna argot German wamsen, womsen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbonzovat]
- Rhymes: -ovat
Verb
bonzovat impf (perfective bonznout)
- (informal) to rat, to snitch, to inform
- Synonyms: prásknout, naprášit, žalovat
Conjugation
Conjugation of bonzovat
| infinitive
|
bonzovat, bonzovati
|
active adjective
|
bonzující
|
| verbal noun
|
bonzování
|
passive adjective
|
bonzovaný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
bonzuji,
bonzuju (coll.) |
bonzujeme |
— |
bonzujme
|
| 2nd person
|
bonzuješ |
bonzujete |
bonzuj |
bonzujte
|
| 3rd person
|
bonzuje |
bonzují,
bonzujou (coll.) |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive bonzovat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
bonzoval |
bonzovali |
bonzován |
bonzováni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
bonzovaly |
bonzovány
|
| feminine
|
bonzovala |
bonzována
|
| neuter
|
bonzovalo |
bonzovala |
bonzováno |
bonzována
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
bonzuje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
bonzujíc |
—
|
| plural
|
bonzujíce |
—
|
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Derived terms
Further reading