čakať

See also: cákat

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čakati (“to wait, await, expect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃakac]

Verb

čakať impf

1. to wait

Conjugation

Conjugation of čakať (class I, pattern chytať)

infinitive		čakať
present active participle		čakajúci
past active participle		—
passive participle		čakaný
l-participle (m./f./n./pl.)		čakal, čakala, čakalo, čakali
transgressive		čakajúc
gerund		čakanie
indicative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	čakám	čakáš	čaká	čakáme	čakáte	čakajú
past (m./f./n.)	čakal som čakala som čakalo som	čakal si čakala si čakalo si	čakal čakala čakalo	čakali sme	čakali ste	čakali
past perfect (m./f./n.)	bol som čakal bola som čakala bolo som čakalo	bol si čakal bola si čakala bolo si čakalo	bol čakal bola čakala bolo čakalo	boli sme čakali	boli ste čakali	boli čakali
future	budem čakať	budeš čakať	bude čakať	budeme čakať	budete čakať	budú čakať
conditional	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present (m./f./n.)	čakal by som čakala by som čakalo by som	čakal by si čakala by si čakalo by si	čakal by čakala by čakalo by	čakali by sme	čakali by ste	čakali by
past (m./f./n.)	bol by som čakal bola by som čakala bolo by som čakalo	bol by si čakal bola by si čakala bolo by si čakalo	bol by čakal bola by čakala bolo by čakalo	boli by sme čakali	boli by ste čakali	boli by čakali
imperative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	—	čakaj	—	čakajme	čakajte	—

Further reading

• “čakať”, 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, 2024