spievať
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Slavic *pěvati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈspi̯evac]
Verb
spievať impf (perfective zaspievať)
- to sing
Conjugation
Conjugation of spievať (imperfective; class I, pattern chytať)
| infinitive | spievať | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | spievam | spievaš | spieva | spievame | spievate | spievajú | |
| past | masculine | spieval som | spieval si | spieval | spievali sme | spievali ste | spievali |
| feminine | spievala som | spievala si | spievala | ||||
| neuter | spievalo som | spievalo si | spievalo | ||||
| past perfect | masculine | bol som spieval | bol si spieval | bol spieval | boli sme spievali | boli ste spievali | boli spievali |
| feminine | bola som spievala | bola si spievala | bola spievala | ||||
| neuter | bolo som spievalo | bolo si spievalo | bolo spievalo | ||||
| future | budem spievať | budeš spievať | bude spievať | budeme spievať | budete spievať | budú spievať | |
| conditional | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | masculine | spieval by som | spieval by si | spieval by | spievali by sme | spievali by ste | spievali by |
| feminine | spievala by som | spievala by si | spievala by | ||||
| neuter | spievalo by som | spievalo by si | spievalo by | ||||
| past | masculine | bol by som spieval | bol by si spieval | bol by spieval | boli by sme spievali | boli by ste spievali | boli by spievali |
| feminine | bola by som spievala | bola by si spievala | bola by spievala | ||||
| neuter | bolo by som spievalo | bolo by si spievalo | bolo by spievalo | ||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | — | spievaj | — | spievajme | spievajte | — | |
| non-finite forms | participles | transgressive | verbal noun | ||||
| present active | past active | passive | l-participle | ||||
| spievajúci | — | spievaný | spieval, spievala, spievalo, spievali | spievajúc | spievanie | ||
Further reading
- “spievať”, 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