Czech
Etymology
From za- + volat.
Pronunciation
Verb
zavolat pf (imperfective volat)
- to call (to ask someone to come)
- to call (to contact by telephone)
- Synonyms: brnknout, zatelefonovat
- Nemocnému zavolali sanitku. ― They called an ambulance for a sick person.
- Zavolám ti zpět. ― I will call you back.
Conjugation
Conjugation of zavolat
| infinitive
|
zavolat, zavolati
|
active adjective
|
zavolavší
|
| verbal noun
|
zavolání
|
passive adjective
|
zavolaný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
zavolám |
zavoláme |
— |
zavolejme
|
| 2nd person
|
zavoláš |
zavoláte |
zavolej |
zavolejte
|
| 3rd person
|
zavolá |
zavolají |
— |
—
|
The verb zavolat 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
|
zavolal |
zavolali |
zavolán |
zavoláni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
zavolaly |
zavolány
|
| feminine
|
zavolala |
zavolána
|
| neuter
|
zavolalo |
zavolala |
zavoláno |
zavolána
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
zavolav
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
zavolavši
|
| plural
|
— |
zavolavše
|
|
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