spievať

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *pěvati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspi̯evac]

Verb

spievať impf (perfective zaspievať)

1. to sing

Conjugation

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

infinitive			spievať
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		spievam	spievaš	spieva	spievame	spievate	spievajú
past	masculine	spieval som	spieval si	spieval	spievali sme	spievali ste	spievali
	feminine	spievala som	spievala si	spievala
	neuter	spievalo som	spievalo si	spievalo
past perfect	masculine	bol som spieval	bol si spieval	bol spieval	boli sme spievali	boli ste spievali	boli spievali
	feminine	bola som spievala	bola si spievala	bola spievala
	neuter	bolo som spievalo	bolo si spievalo	bolo spievalo
future		budem spievať	budeš spievať	bude spievať	budeme spievať	budete spievať	budú spievať
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	spieval by som	spieval by si	spieval by	spievali by sme	spievali by ste	spievali by
	feminine	spievala by som	spievala by si	spievala by
	neuter	spievalo by som	spievalo by si	spievalo by
past	masculine	bol by som spieval	bol by si spieval	bol by spieval	boli by sme spievali	boli by ste spievali	boli by spievali
	feminine	bola by som spievala	bola by si spievala	bola by spievala
	neuter	bolo by som spievalo	bolo by si spievalo	bolo by spievalo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	spievaj	—	spievajme	spievajte	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		spievajúci	—	spievaný	spieval, spievala, spievalo, spievali	spievajúc	spievanie

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, 2003–2025