viesť

See also: viest

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vesti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vi̯esc]
Homophone: viezť

Verb

viesť impf

to lead

Usage notes

Viesť is in the class of Slovak concrete verbs. Its counterpart, vodiť is an abstract verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of viesť (imperfective; class III, pattern niesť)

indicative		singular			plural
infinitive			viesť
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		vediem	vedieš	vedie	vedieme	vediete	vedú

past	masculine	viedol som	viedol si	viedol	viedli sme	viedli ste	viedli
	feminine	viedla som	viedla si	viedla
	neuter	viedlo som	viedlo si	viedlo

past perfect	masculine	bol som viedol	bol si viedol	bol viedol	boli sme viedli	boli ste viedli	boli viedli
	feminine	bola som viedla	bola si viedla	bola viedla
	neuter	bolo som viedlo	bolo si viedlo	bolo viedlo

future		budem viesť	budeš viesť	bude viesť	budeme viesť	budete viesť	budú viesť

conditional		singular			plural
conditional		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	viedol by som	viedol by si	viedol by	viedli by sme	viedli by ste	viedli by
	feminine	viedla by som	viedla by si	viedla by
	neuter	viedlo by som	viedlo by si	viedlo by

past	masculine	bol by som viedol	bol by si viedol	bol by viedol	boli by sme viedli	boli by ste viedli	boli by viedli
	feminine	bola by som viedla	bola by si viedla	bola by viedla
	neuter	bolo by som viedlo	bolo by si viedlo	bolo by viedlo

imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	veď	—	veďme	veďte	—

non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle	transgressive	verbal noun
		vedúci	—	vedený	viedol, viedla, viedlo, viedli	vedúc	vedenie

Further reading

“viesť”, 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