spievať

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *pěvati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspi̯evac]

Verb

spievať impf (perfective zaspievať)

1. to sing

Conjugation

Conjugation of spievať (class I, pattern chytať)

infinitive		spievať
present active participle		spievajúci
past active participle		—
passive participle		spievaný
l-participle (m./f./n./pl.)		spieval, spievala, spievalo, spievali
transgressive		spievajúc
gerund		spievanie
indicative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	spievam	spievaš	spieva	spievame	spievate	spievajú
past (m./f./n.)	spieval som spievala som spievalo som	spieval si spievala si spievalo si	spieval spievala spievalo	spievali sme	spievali ste	spievali
past perfect (m./f./n.)	bol som spieval bola som spievala bolo som spievalo	bol si spieval bola si spievala bolo si spievalo	bol spieval bola spievala bolo spievalo	boli sme spievali	boli ste spievali	boli spievali
future	budem spievať	budeš spievať	bude spievať	budeme spievať	budete spievať	budú spievať
conditional	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present (m./f./n.)	spieval by som spievala by som spievalo by som	spieval by si spievala by si spievalo by si	spieval by spievala by spievalo by	spievali by sme	spievali by ste	spievali by
past (m./f./n.)	bol by som spieval bola by som spievala bolo by som spievalo	bol by si spieval bola by si spievala bolo by si spievalo	bol by spieval bola by spievala bolo by spievalo	boli by sme spievali	boli by ste spievali	boli by spievali
imperative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	—	spievaj	—	spievajme	spievajte	—

Further reading

• “spievať”, 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