smieť

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъměti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smi̯ec]

Verb

smieť impf

1. to be allowed; may

   Smiem prosiť? ― May I have this dance?

Conjugation

Conjugation of smieť (imperfective; class III, pattern trieť)

infinitive			smieť
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		smiem	smieš	smie	smieme	smiete	smú
past	masculine	smel som	smel si	smel	smeli sme	smeli ste	smeli
	feminine	smela som	smela si	smela
	neuter	smelo som	smelo si	smelo
past perfect	masculine	bol som smel	bol si smel	bol smel	boli sme smeli	boli ste smeli	boli smeli
	feminine	bola som smela	bola si smela	bola smela
	neuter	bolo som smelo	bolo si smelo	bolo smelo
future		budem smieť	budeš smieť	bude smieť	budeme smieť	budete smieť	budú smieť
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	smel by som	smel by si	smel by	smeli by sme	smeli by ste	smeli by
	feminine	smela by som	smela by si	smela by
	neuter	smelo by som	smelo by si	smelo by
past	masculine	bol by som smel	bol by si smel	bol by smel	boli by sme smeli	boli by ste smeli	boli by smeli
	feminine	bola by som smela	bola by si smela	bola by smela
	neuter	bolo by som smelo	bolo by si smelo	bolo by smelo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	smi	—	smime	smite	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		smúci	—	smený	smel, smela, smelo, smeli	smúc	smenie

Derived terms

• smelo
• smelosť
• smelý

See also

• môcť
• musieť

Further reading

• “smieť”, 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