pracovať

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Slovak

Etymology

From práca +‎ -ovať. Cognate to Czech pracovat and Polish pracować.

Pronunciation

Verb

pracovať impf

  1. to work
    Synonym: robiť
    Ako pracuješ?
    Pracujem ako manažér.
    What do you do?
    I work as manager.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pracovať (imperfective; class IV, pattern pracovať)
infinitive pracovať
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
presentpracujem pracuješ pracuje pracujeme pracujete pracujú
past masculine pracoval som pracoval si pracoval pracovali sme pracovali ste pracovali
feminine pracovala som pracovala si pracovala
neuter pracovalo som pracovalo si pracovalo
past perfect masculine bol som pracoval bol si pracoval bol pracoval boli sme pracovali boli ste pracovali boli pracovali
feminine bola som pracovala bola si pracovala bola pracovala
neuter bolo som pracovalo bolo si pracovalo bolo pracovalo
futurebudem pracovať budeš pracovať bude pracovať budeme pracovať budete pracovať budú pracovať
conditional singular plural
first second third first second third
present masculine pracoval by som pracoval by si pracoval by pracovali by sme pracovali by ste pracovali by
feminine pracovala by som pracovala by si pracovala by
neuter pracovalo by som pracovalo by si pracovalo by
past masculine bol by som pracoval bol by si pracoval bol by pracoval boli by sme pracovali boli by ste pracovali boli by pracovali
feminine bola by som pracovala bola by si pracovala bola by pracovala
neuter bolo by som pracovalo bolo by si pracovalo bolo by pracovalo
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
present— pracuj — pracujme pracujte —
non-finite forms participles transgressive verbal noun
present active past active passive l-participle
pracujúci — pracovaný pracoval, pracovala, pracovalo, pracovali pracujúc pracovanie

Further reading

  • “pracovať”, 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
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