brať

See also: brat, Brat, BRAT, brát, brãt, braț, bråț, brät, and Brät

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bьrati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brac]

Verb

brať impf (perfective vziať)

1. to take

   Antonym: dávať

Conjugation

Conjugation of brať (class III, pattern brať)

infinitive		brať
present active participle		berúci
past active participle		—
passive participle		braný
l-participle (m./f./n./pl.)		bral, brala, bralo, brali
transgressive		berúc
gerund		branie
indicative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	beriem	berieš	berie	berieme	beriete	berú
past (m./f./n.)	bral som brala som bralo som	bral si brala si bralo si	bral brala bralo	brali sme	brali ste	brali
past perfect (m./f./n.)	bol som bral bola som brala bolo som bralo	bol si bral bola si brala bolo si bralo	bol bral bola brala bolo bralo	boli sme brali	boli ste brali	boli brali
future	budem brať	budeš brať	bude brať	budeme brať	budete brať	budú brať
conditional	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present (m./f./n.)	bral by som brala by som bralo by som	bral by si brala by si bralo by si	bral by brala by bralo by	brali by sme	brali by ste	brali by
past (m./f./n.)	bol by som bral bola by som brala bolo by som bralo	bol by si bral bola by si brala bolo by si bralo	bol by bral bola by brala bolo by bralo	boli by sme brali	boli by ste brali	boli by brali
imperative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	—	ber	—	berme	berte	—

Further reading

• “brať”, 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