pobavit

Czech

Etymology

From po- +‎ bavit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpobavɪt]

Verb

pobavit pf (imperfective bavit)

1. to amuse, to entertain
2. (reflexive with se) to have fun

   Chtěla jsem se jen pobavit s přáteli. ― I just wanted to have some fun with my friends.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	pobavit, pobaviti	Active adjective	pobavivší
Verbal noun	pobavení	Passive adjective	pobavený

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	pobavím	pobavíme	—	pobavme
2nd person	pobavíš	pobavíte	pobav	pobavte
3rd person	pobaví	pobaví	—	—

The verb pobavit 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	pobavil	pobavili	pobaven	pobaveni
masculine inanimate		pobavily		pobaveny
feminine	pobavila		pobavena
neuter	pobavilo	pobavila	pobaveno	pobavena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	pobaviv
feminine + neuter singular	—	pobavivši
plural	—	pobavivše

Related terms

• pobavení
• pobavenost
• pobavený

 

Further reading

• pobaviti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• pobaviti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• pobavit in Internetová jazyková příručka