pretvoriť

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Slovak

Etymology

From pre- +‎ tvoriť.

Pronunciation

Verb

pretvoriť pf (imperfective pretvárať or (dated) pretvorovať)

  1. (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 spoločnosťto transform society
  2. (transitive, reflexive with sa) to change, to transform oneself (to take on a different form, different characteristics)
    Synonyms: premeniť, zmeniť, prerodiť
    Pretvoriť sa vnútorneto transform oneself from within

Conjugation

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