volať
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volati, cognate with Czech volat, Polish wołać, and Lower Sorbian wołaś.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɔlac]
Verb
volať impf
- to call
- to call, to telephone
- Synonym: telefonovať
Conjugation
Conjugation of volať (imperfective; class I, pattern chytať)
| infinitive | volať | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | volám | voláš | volá | voláme | voláte | volajú | |
| past | masculine | volal som | volal si | volal | volali sme | volali ste | volali |
| feminine | volala som | volala si | volala | ||||
| neuter | volalo som | volalo si | volalo | ||||
| past perfect | masculine | bol som volal | bol si volal | bol volal | boli sme volali | boli ste volali | boli volali |
| feminine | bola som volala | bola si volala | bola volala | ||||
| neuter | bolo som volalo | bolo si volalo | bolo volalo | ||||
| future | budem volať | budeš volať | bude volať | budeme volať | budete volať | budú volať | |
| conditional | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | masculine | volal by som | volal by si | volal by | volali by sme | volali by ste | volali by |
| feminine | volala by som | volala by si | volala by | ||||
| neuter | volalo by som | volalo by si | volalo by | ||||
| past | masculine | bol by som volal | bol by si volal | bol by volal | boli by sme volali | boli by ste volali | boli by volali |
| feminine | bola by som volala | bola by si volala | bola by volala | ||||
| neuter | bolo by som volalo | bolo by si volalo | bolo by volalo | ||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | — | volaj | — | volajme | volajte | — | |
| non-finite forms | participles | transgressive | verbal noun | ||||
| present active | past active | passive | l-participle | ||||
| volajúci | — | volaný | volal, volala, volalo, volali | volajúc | volanie | ||
Further reading
- “volať”, 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