lze

Czech

Etymology

The word probably shares its root with the words lehký (from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ), lehko, lehce. The Proto-Slavic lьdzě is probably the dative or the locative of the noun lьga.[1]

Adverb

lze

  1. to be possible
    Lze to udělat. ― It is possible to do.
    Je lze to udělat. ― It is possible to do.

Usage notes

Although technically an adverb, the word tends to be used in much the same way as the verb jít, dropping the verb být.
See also Russian можно (možno)/нельзя (nelʹzja), Slovene lahko, Hungarian lehet or archaic Polish nielzia.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • nelze

References

  1. ↑ REJZEK, Jiří. Český etymologický slovník. Voznice: Leda, 2001. →ISBN. Heslo „lze“, s. 354.
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