želať

See also: zelat

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒelac]

Verb

želať impf

1. to wish

Conjugation

Conjugation of želať (imperfective; class I, pattern chytať)

infinitive			želať
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		želám	želáš	želá	želáme	želáte	želajú
past	masculine	želal som	želal si	želal	želali sme	želali ste	želali
	feminine	želala som	želala si	želala
	neuter	želalo som	želalo si	želalo
past perfect	masculine	bol som želal	bol si želal	bol želal	boli sme želali	boli ste želali	boli želali
	feminine	bola som želala	bola si želala	bola želala
	neuter	bolo som želalo	bolo si želalo	bolo želalo
future		budem želať	budeš želať	bude želať	budeme želať	budete želať	budú želať
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	želal by som	želal by si	želal by	želali by sme	želali by ste	želali by
	feminine	želala by som	želala by si	želala by
	neuter	želalo by som	želalo by si	želalo by
past	masculine	bol by som želal	bol by si želal	bol by želal	boli by sme želali	boli by ste želali	boli by želali
	feminine	bola by som želala	bola by si želala	bola by želala
	neuter	bolo by som želalo	bolo by si želalo	bolo by želalo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	želaj	—	želajme	želajte	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		želajúci	—	želaný	želal, želala, želalo, želali	želajúc	želanie

Further reading

• “želať”, 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, 2003–2025