volať

See also: volat and volât

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volati, cognate with Czech volat, Polish wołać, and Lower Sorbian wołaś.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔlac]

Verb

volať impf

1. to call
2. to call, to telephone

   Synonym: telefonovať

Conjugation

Conjugation of volať (class I, pattern chytať)

infinitive		volať
present active participle		volajúci
past active participle		—
passive participle		volaný
l-participle (m./f./n./pl.)		volal, volala, volalo, volali
transgressive		volajúc
gerund		volanie
indicative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	volám	voláš	volá	voláme	voláte	volajú
past (m./f./n.)	volal som volala som volalo som	volal si volala si volalo si	volal volala volalo	volali sme	volali ste	volali
past perfect (m./f./n.)	bol som volal bola som volala bolo som volalo	bol si volal bola si volala bolo si volalo	bol volal bola volala bolo volalo	boli sme volali	boli ste volali	boli volali
future	budem volať	budeš volať	bude volať	budeme volať	budete volať	budú volať
conditional	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present (m./f./n.)	volal by som volala by som volalo by som	volal by si volala by si volalo by si	volal by volala by volalo by	volali by sme	volali by ste	volali by
past (m./f./n.)	bol by som volal bola by som volala bolo by som volalo	bol by si volal bola by si volala bolo by si volalo	bol by volal bola by volala bolo by volalo	boli by sme volali	boli by ste volali	boli by volali
imperative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	—	volaj	—	volajme	volajte	—

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, 2024