klásť
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Slovak
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klasti.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]klásť impf (perfective položiť (“to place, to arrange”))
- (transitive) to place, to lay (to put something or someone in a particular place, usually horizontally)
- Synonyms: umiestňovať, ukladať, dávať
- Klásť dieťa do postieľky ― to lay a child in the crib
- (transitive) to arrange, to install (to position items in an organized way, often as part of construction or installation)
- Synonyms: inštalovať, ukladať
- Na ulici kladú inžinierske siete. ― They are installing engineering networks on the street.
- (transitive) to set, to determine (to establish or define goals, conditions, or requirements)
- Synonyms: určovať, stanovovať, vytyčovať
- Kladie si nereálne ciele. ― He sets unrealistic goals for himself.
- (transitive, literary) to situate, to attribute (to assign something historically or chronologically to a specific time or period)
- Synonyms: zaraďovať, umiestňovať
- Činnosť sopiek sa kladie do prvej polovice treťohôr. ― The activity of volcanoes is attributed to the first half of the Tertiary period.
- Used with nouns in set expressions:
- klásť do popredia ― to prioritize (something)
- klásť dôraz ― to emphasize
- klásť odpor ― to resist
- klásť otázky ― to ask questions
- klásť základy ― to lay a foundation
- klásť za vinu ― to blame
- klásť za vzor ― to set as an example
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of klásť (imperfective; class III, pattern niesť)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “klásť”, 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, 2003–2024