čakať
See also: cákat
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čakati (“to wait, await, expect”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃakac]
Verb
čakať impf
- to wait
Conjugation
Conjugation of čakať (imperfective; class I, pattern chytať)
| infinitive | čakať | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | čakám | čakáš | čaká | čakáme | čakáte | čakajú | |
| past | masculine | čakal som | čakal si | čakal | čakali sme | čakali ste | čakali |
| feminine | čakala som | čakala si | čakala | ||||
| neuter | čakalo som | čakalo si | čakalo | ||||
| past perfect | masculine | bol som čakal | bol si čakal | bol čakal | boli sme čakali | boli ste čakali | boli čakali |
| feminine | bola som čakala | bola si čakala | bola čakala | ||||
| neuter | bolo som čakalo | bolo si čakalo | bolo čakalo | ||||
| future | budem čakať | budeš čakať | bude čakať | budeme čakať | budete čakať | budú čakať | |
| conditional | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | masculine | čakal by som | čakal by si | čakal by | čakali by sme | čakali by ste | čakali by |
| feminine | čakala by som | čakala by si | čakala by | ||||
| neuter | čakalo by som | čakalo by si | čakalo by | ||||
| past | masculine | bol by som čakal | bol by si čakal | bol by čakal | boli by sme čakali | boli by ste čakali | boli by čakali |
| feminine | bola by som čakala | bola by si čakala | bola by čakala | ||||
| neuter | bolo by som čakalo | bolo by si čakalo | bolo by čakalo | ||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | — | čakaj | — | čakajme | čakajte | — | |
| non-finite forms | participles | transgressive | verbal noun | ||||
| present active | past active | passive | l-participle | ||||
| čakajúci | — | čakaný | čakal, čakala, čakalo, čakali | čakajúc | čakanie | ||
Further reading
- “čakať”, 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, 2003–2025