zamknúť

Slovak

Etymology

From za- +‎ -mknúť.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zamknuːc/, [ˈzamknuːc]
Rhymes: -amknuːc
Hyphenation: zam‧knúť

Verb

zamknúť pf (imperfective zamykať or zamkýnať)

(ambitransitive) to lock (to turn a key in a lock to secure a door, gate, room, or object)
Antonym: odomknúť

Nezabudni za sebou poriadne zamknúť byt. ― Don't forget to lock the apartment properly behind you.
(transitive) to lock in, to confine (to secure someone or something inside a space by locking the door)
Synonyms: uväzniť, zatvoriť

Musela odísť na nákup, tak deti na chvíľu zamkla samé v izbe. ― She had to go shopping, so she locked the children in the room alone for a while.
(reflexive with sa) to lock oneself in (to secure oneself inside a room by locking the door from the inside)
Zamkol sa v hosťovskej izbe a odmietal vyjsť von. ― He locked himself in the guest room and refused to come out.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zamknúť (perfective; class IV, pattern chudnúť)

indicative		singular			plural
infinitive			zamknúť
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
past	masculine	zamkol som	zamkol si	zamkol	zamkli sme	zamkli ste	zamkli
	feminine	zamkla som	zamkla si	zamkla
	neuter	zamklo som	zamklo si	zamklo

past perfect	masculine	bol som zamkol	bol si zamkol	bol zamkol	boli sme zamkli	boli ste zamkli	boli zamkli
	feminine	bola som zamkla	bola si zamkla	bola zamkla
	neuter	bolo som zamklo	bolo si zamklo	bolo zamklo

future		zamknem	zamkneš	zamkne	zamkneme	zamknete	zamknú

conditional		singular			plural
conditional		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	zamkol by som	zamkol by si	zamkol by	zamkli by sme	zamkli by ste	zamkli by
	feminine	zamkla by som	zamkla by si	zamkla by
	neuter	zamklo by som	zamklo by si	zamklo by

past	masculine	bol by som zamkol	bol by si zamkol	bol by zamkol	boli by sme zamkli	boli by ste zamkli	boli by zamkli
	feminine	bola by som zamkla	bola by si zamkla	bola by zamkla
	neuter	bolo by som zamklo	bolo by si zamklo	bolo by zamklo

imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	zamkni	—	zamknime	zamknite	—

non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle	transgressive	verbal noun
		—	zamknuvší	zamknutý	zamkol, zamkla, zamklo, zamkli	zamknúc	zamknutie

Conjugation of zamknúť sa (perfective; class IV, pattern chudnúť)

indicative		singular			plural
infinitive			zamknúť sa
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
past	masculine	zamkol som sa	zamkol si sa	zamkol sa	zamkli sme sa	zamkli ste sa	zamkli sa
	feminine	zamkla som sa	zamkla si sa	zamkla sa
	neuter	zamklo som sa	zamklo si sa	zamklo sa

past perfect	masculine	bol som sa zamkol	bol si sa zamkol	bol sa zamkol	boli sme sa zamkli	boli ste sa zamkli	boli sa zamkli
	feminine	bola som sa zamkla	bola si sa zamkla	bola sa zamkla
	neuter	bolo som sa zamklo	bolo si sa zamklo	bolo sa zamklo

future		zamknem sa	zamkneš sa	zamkne sa	zamkneme sa	zamknete sa	zamknú sa

conditional		singular			plural
conditional		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	zamkol by som sa	zamkol by si sa	zamkol by sa	zamkli by sme sa	zamkli by ste sa	zamkli by sa
	feminine	zamkla by som sa	zamkla by si sa	zamkla by sa
	neuter	zamklo by som sa	zamklo by si sa	zamklo by sa

past	masculine	bol by som sa zamkol	bol by si sa zamkol	bol by sa zamkol	boli by sme sa zamkli	boli by ste sa zamkli	boli by sa zamkli
	feminine	bola by som sa zamkla	bola by si sa zamkla	bola by sa zamkla
	neuter	bolo by som sa zamklo	bolo by si sa zamklo	bolo by sa zamklo

imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	zamkni sa	—	zamknime sa	zamknite sa	—

non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle	transgressive	verbal noun
		—	zamknuvší sa	—	zamkol, zamkla, zamklo, zamkli	zamknúc sa	zamknutie sa

Further reading

“zamknúť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026