pýtať

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pȳtàti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpiːtac]
  • Rhymes: -iːtac
  • Hyphenation: pý‧tať

Verb

pýtať impf (perfective spýtať)

  1. (transitive) to ask, to demand
    Synonyms: požadovať, žiadať
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to ask for
    Synonym: prosiť
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to beg (to beg for alms and live on it)
    Synonym: žobrať
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to want (to demand a certain amount for something)
  5. (reflexive with sa) to inquire, to wonder
  6. (reflexive with sa) to ask (to be interested in, to inquire)
  7. (reflexive with sa) to ask (for permission to do something, to go somewhere)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • pýtať”, 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