Dovovolovat
Dovovolovat is a Czech verb meaning to allow, permit, or grant permission, typically in an ongoing or repeated sense. It is the imperfective counterpart to the perfective verb dovolit and is used when describing permissions that are granted more generally, as part of a policy, rule, or ongoing practice rather than a single, one-time act. The verb is transitive and can take a direct object, as in dovovolovat někomu něco (to allow someone something).
- In formal or bureaucratic language, dovovolovat is used to describe allowances that apply over a period
- The verb is also common in discussions of policy or administration, where authorities or institutions are
- The reflexive construction dovovolovat si is used to express taking the liberty to do something, often
- Dovovolovat is formed from the base dovolit (to permit) with the iterative or imperfective aspect marker
- It is used with typical Czech sentence structures for transitive verbs and, in the reflexive sense,
- Dovolit (the perfective form, focusing on a single act of granting permission)
- Povolit or připustit (synonyms or near-synonyms in the sense of allowing or permitting)
- Dovolovat si (reflexive use, "to take the liberty to")
Dovovolovat thus serves to describe ongoing or general permission in formal language, while dovolit marks a