behať

See also: behat and běhat

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běgati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-. Compare Czech běhat, Polish biegać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbeɦac]

Verb

behať impf

1. to run

Usage notes

• Behať is an abstract verb, while its counterpart, bežať, is a concrete verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of behať (class I, pattern chytať)

infinitive		behať
present active participle		behajúci
past active participle		—
passive participle		—
l-participle (m./f./n./pl.)		behal, behala, behalo, behali
transgressive		behajúc
gerund		behanie
indicative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	behám	beháš	behá	beháme	beháte	behajú
past (m./f./n.)	behal som behala som behalo som	behal si behala si behalo si	behal behala behalo	behali sme	behali ste	behali
past perfect (m./f./n.)	bol som behal bola som behala bolo som behalo	bol si behal bola si behala bolo si behalo	bol behal bola behala bolo behalo	boli sme behali	boli ste behali	boli behali
future	budem behať	budeš behať	bude behať	budeme behať	budete behať	budú behať
conditional	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present (m./f./n.)	behal by som behala by som behalo by som	behal by si behala by si behalo by si	behal by behala by behalo by	behali by sme	behali by ste	behali by
past (m./f./n.)	bol by som behal bola by som behala bolo by som behalo	bol by si behal bola by si behala bolo by si behalo	bol by behal bola by behala bolo by behalo	boli by sme behali	boli by ste behali	boli by behali
imperative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	—	behaj	—	behajme	behajte	—

Further reading

• “behať”, 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