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Slovak
Etymology
From pre- + tvoriť.
Pronunciation
Verb
pretvoriť pf (imperfective pretvárať or (dated) pretvorovať)
- (transitive) to transform, to reshape (to give something a new form or shape)
- Synonyms: premeniť, zmeniť, prerobiť, prerodiť (literary), preformovať (literary), reformovať, transformovať (technical)
- Pretvoriť spoločnosť ― to transform society
- (transitive, reflexive with sa) to change, to transform oneself (to take on a different form, different characteristics)
- Synonyms: premeniť, zmeniť, prerodiť
- Pretvoriť sa vnútorne ― to transform oneself from within
Conjugation
Conjugation of pretvoriť (perfective; class V, pattern robiť)
Conjugation of pretvoriť sa (perfective; class V, pattern robiť)
Further reading
- “pretvoriť”, 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