Meaning of za- | Babel Free
zaDefinitions
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verbal prefix denoting movement backwards, behind something, or to the other side morpheme
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verbal prefix denoting temporal sequence or an action following after another morpheme, rare
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at, for (verbal prefix denoting the direction or targeting of an action toward a specific point) morpheme
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away, off (verbal prefix denoting directing an action away or driving something away) morpheme
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verbal prefix denoting penetration, reaching a certain place, or wandering into a location morpheme
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into (verbal prefix denoting an action that cuts into or affects only a part of an object's surface or interior) morpheme
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verbal prefix denoting an action that fully involves, covers, or overwhelms an object morpheme
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in, into (verbal prefix denoting insertion, embedding, or placing an object into something else) morpheme
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verbal prefix denoting wrapping, winding, entangling, or fastening an object morpheme
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verbal prefix denoting closing, blocking, covering, or filling up a space or opening morpheme
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shut (verbal prefix denoting a sudden or forceful closing movement) morpheme
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verbal prefix denoting the prevention, hindrance, or obstruction of an action or movement morpheme
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verbal prefix denoting the acquisition of a state, quality, or the causing of a specific condition morpheme
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verbal prefix denoting the sudden beginning or emergence of an action or state morpheme
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verbal prefix used as a delimitative, denoting an action performed for a short or limited time morpheme
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verbal prefix denoting a resultative action, or the full immersion/entry into a specific activity or state morpheme
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verbal prefix denoting a mitigated, intermittent, or complexly intensive form of an action morpheme
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verbal prefix serving as a pure perfective aspect marker without changing the base meaning morpheme
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verbal prefix used redundantly or adding little new meaning to the base verb morpheme
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verbal prefix used in lexicalized or idiomatic forms where the original meaning of the prefix is lost morpheme
Examples
“za- + kloniť → zakloniť (“to tilt back; to lean back”)”
“za- + ísť → zájsť (“to go behind; to go as far as”)”
“za- + liezť → zaliezť (“to crawl behind/under”)”
“za- + jesť → zajesť (“to have a bite after something; to follow a drink with food”)”
“za- + piť → zapiť (“to wash down (with a drink)”)”
“za- + bočiť → zabočiť (“to turn; to change direction”)”
“za- + cieliť → zacieliť (“to aim at”)”
“za- + mieriť → zamieriť (“to head for; to aim at”)”
“za- + hnať → zahnať (“to drive away”)”
“za- + plašiť → zaplašiť (“to scare away”)”
“za- + tlačiť → zatlačiť (“to push away/back”)”
“za- + blúdiť → zablúdiť (“to get lost; to wander in”)”
“za- + letieť → zaletieť (“to fly to/into”)”
“za- + niesť → zaniesť (“to carry to/away”)”
“za- + hrýzť → zahryznúť (“to bite into”)”
“za- + rezať → zarezať (“to cut into”)”
“za- + chvátiť → zachvátiť (“to engulf; to seize”)”
“za- + liať → zaliať (“to pour over; to flood”)”
“za- + bodnúť → zabodnúť (“to stab into; to thrust in”)”
“za- + sadiť → zasadiť (“to set in; to plant into”)”
“za- + baliť → zabaliť (“to wrap up”)”
“za- + haliť → zahaliť (“to shroud; to veil”)”
“za- + pliesť → zapliesť (“to braid; to entwine”)”
“za- + lepiť → zalepiť (“to seal; to glue shut”)”
“za- + pchať → zapchať (“to plug; to stuff up”)”
“za- + buchnúť → zabuchnúť (“to slam shut”)”
“za- + klapnúť → zaklapnúť (“to snap shut”)”
“za- + tresnúť → zatresnúť (“to slam shut (violently)”)”
“za- + brániť → zabrániť (“to prevent”)”
“za- + brzdiť → zabrzdiť (“to brake; to slow down”)”
“za- + držať → zadržať (“to detain; to hold back”)”
“za- + hnedý + -núť → zahnednúť (“to turn brown”)”
“za- + špina + -iť → zašpiniť (“to make dirty”)”
“za- + strašiť → zastrašiť (“to intimidate; to frighten”)”
“za- + znieť → zaznieť (“to sound out; to start sounding”)”
“za- + cítiť → zacítiť (“to notice; to start feeling”)”
“za- + chcieť → zachcieť (“to suddenly want; to feel like”)”
“za- + kašlať → zakašlať (“to cough (once or briefly)”)”
“za- + pískať → zapískať (“to whistle (once)”)”
“za- + plakať → zaplakať (“to have a cry”)”
“za- + čítať → začítať (“to get engrossed in reading”)”
“za- + ľúbiť → zaľúbiť (“to fall in love”)”
“za- + dýchať → zadýchať (“to get out of breath”)”
“za- + -zerať → zazerať (“to scowl; to look askance”)”
“za- + -váňať → zaváňať (“to smell of; to have a hint of an odor”)”
“za- + -krádať → zakrádať (“to sneak; to prowl”)”
“za- + platiť → zaplatiť (“to pay (perfective)”)”
“za- + smiať → zasmiať (“to laugh (perfective)”)”
“za- + želať → zaželať (“to wish (perfective)”)”
“za- + požičať → zapožičať (“to borrow”)”
“za- + obstarať → zaobstarať (“to procure; to provide”)”
“za- + kúpiť → zakúpiť (“to buy”)”
“za- + -budnúť → zabudnúť (“to forget”)”
“za- + -čať → začať (“to begin”)”
“za- + kázať → zakázať (“to forbid”)”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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