lietať
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lětati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʎi̯etac]
Verb
lietať impf
- to fly
Usage notes
- Lietať is in the class of Slovak abstract verbs. Its counterpart, letieť is a concrete verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation of lietať (imperfective; class I, pattern chytať)
| infinitive | lietať | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | lietam | lietaš | lieta | lietame | lietate | lietajú | |
| past | masculine | lietal som | lietal si | lietal | lietali sme | lietali ste | lietali |
| feminine | lietala som | lietala si | lietala | ||||
| neuter | lietalo som | lietalo si | lietalo | ||||
| past perfect | masculine | bol som lietal | bol si lietal | bol lietal | boli sme lietali | boli ste lietali | boli lietali |
| feminine | bola som lietala | bola si lietala | bola lietala | ||||
| neuter | bolo som lietalo | bolo si lietalo | bolo lietalo | ||||
| future | budem lietať | budeš lietať | bude lietať | budeme lietať | budete lietať | budú lietať | |
| conditional | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | masculine | lietal by som | lietal by si | lietal by | lietali by sme | lietali by ste | lietali by |
| feminine | lietala by som | lietala by si | lietala by | ||||
| neuter | lietalo by som | lietalo by si | lietalo by | ||||
| past | masculine | bol by som lietal | bol by si lietal | bol by lietal | boli by sme lietali | boli by ste lietali | boli by lietali |
| feminine | bola by som lietala | bola by si lietala | bola by lietala | ||||
| neuter | bolo by som lietalo | bolo by si lietalo | bolo by lietalo | ||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | — | lietaj | — | lietajme | lietajte | — | |
| non-finite forms | participles | transgressive | verbal noun | ||||
| present active | past active | passive | l-participle | ||||
| lietajúci | — | lietaný | lietal, lietala, lietalo, lietali | lietajúc | lietanie | ||
Further reading
- “lietať”, 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