otočit

Czech

Etymology

From o- +‎ točit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈotot͡ʃɪt]
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Verb

otočit pf (imperfective otáčet)

  1. (transitive) to turn, to rotate [with accusative ‘<someone/something>’] (the object is free)
    Otočil klíč na ruce.
    He turned the key in his hand.
  2. (transitive) to turn, to rotate [with instrumental ‘<someone/something>’] (the object is attached to something)
    Otočil klíčem v zámku.
    He turned the key in the lock.
  3. (reflexive with se) to turn around, to make a turn, to come full circle
    Otočili se k nám zády.
    They turned their backs on us.

Conjugation

Conjugation of otočit
infinitive otočit, otočiti active adjective otočivší


verbal noun otočení passive adjective otočený
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person otočím otočíme otočme
2nd person otočíš otočíte otoč otočte
3rd person otočí otočí

The verb otočit 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 otočil otočili otočen otočeni
masculine inanimate otočily otočeny
feminine otočila otočena
neuter otočilo otočila otočeno otočena
transgressives present past
masculine singular otočiv
feminine + neuter singular otočivši
plural otočivše

Derived terms

  • otočení
  • otočný

Further reading