uzavřít

Czech

Etymology

From u- +‎ zavřít.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈuzavr̝iːt]
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Verb

uzavřít pf (imperfective uzavírat)

  1. (transitive) [with accusative ‘<someone/something>’] to close, to close off (to bar entry)
    Silnice byla uzavřena.
    The road was closed (off).
    Tunel byl dočasně uzavřen.
    The tunnel was closed (off) temporarily.
    Uzavřeli hraniční přechod.
    They closed the border checkpoint (off).
  2. (transitive) [with accusative ‘<something>’] to close, to conclude, to actuate
    Jeho strýc chtěl uzavřít smlouvu.
    His uncle wanted to close a contract.
    Ženy uzavřely dohodu.
    The women concluded an agreement.
    Muž a žena uzavřeli manželství.
    The man and the woman got married.
    Uzavřeli sázku.
    They made a bet.
  3. to conclude, to infer (to draw a conclusion)
    Z toho lze to uzavřít, že zákon porušen nebyl.
    From this it can be concluded that the law was not violated.

Conjugation

Conjugation of uzavřít
infinitive uzavřít, uzavříti active adjective uzavřevší


verbal noun uzavření passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person uzavřu uzavřeme uzavřeme
2nd person uzavřeš uzavřete uzavři uzavřete
3rd person uzavře uzavřou

The verb uzavřít 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 uzavřel uzavřeli uzavřen uzavřeni
masculine inanimate uzavřely uzavřeny
feminine uzavřela uzavřena
neuter uzavřelo uzavřela uzavřeno uzavřena
transgressives present past
masculine singular uzavřev
feminine + neuter singular uzavřevši
plural uzavřevše

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