vodiť

See also: vodit

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voditi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔɟic]

Verb

vodiť impf

1. to lead

Usage notes

• Vodiť is in the class of Slovak abstract verbs. Its counterpart, viesť is a concrete verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vodiť (imperfective; class V, pattern robiť)

infinitive			vodiť
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		vodím	vodíš	vodí	vodíme	vodíte	vodia
past	masculine	vodil som	vodil si	vodil	vodili sme	vodili ste	vodili
	feminine	vodila som	vodila si	vodila
	neuter	vodilo som	vodilo si	vodilo
past perfect	masculine	bol som vodil	bol si vodil	bol vodil	boli sme vodili	boli ste vodili	boli vodili
	feminine	bola som vodila	bola si vodila	bola vodila
	neuter	bolo som vodilo	bolo si vodilo	bolo vodilo
future		budem vodiť	budeš vodiť	bude vodiť	budeme vodiť	budete vodiť	budú vodiť
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	vodil by som	vodil by si	vodil by	vodili by sme	vodili by ste	vodili by
	feminine	vodila by som	vodila by si	vodila by
	neuter	vodilo by som	vodilo by si	vodilo by
past	masculine	bol by som vodil	bol by si vodil	bol by vodil	boli by sme vodili	boli by ste vodili	boli by vodili
	feminine	bola by som vodila	bola by si vodila	bola by vodila
	neuter	bolo by som vodilo	bolo by si vodilo	bolo by vodilo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	voď	—	voďme	voďte	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		vodiaci	—	vodený	vodil, vodila, vodilo, vodili	vodiac	vodenie

Derived terms

• vodič
• vodcovstvo

Further reading

• “vodiť”, 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