robiť

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See also: robit

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbiti. Cognates include Polish robić and Ukrainian робити (robyty).

Pronunciation

Verb

robiť impf (perfective urobiť)

  1. (transitive) to make (to create from a certain material)
    Synonym: vyrábať
    Robí koláče.He's making kolaches.
  2. (transitive) to do (to do an activity)
    Synonym: (archaic) činiť
    Čo robíš?What are you doing? (an activity) / What do you do? (a job)
  3. (intransitive) to work, to be employed
    Robím tri hodiny denne.I work three hours a day.
  4. (transitive) to make (to make someone have a certain quality)
  5. (transitive) to make, to cause (to cause someone have a certain emotion, state)
    Synonyms: spôsobovať, zapríčiňovať
    Robiť niekomu radosť.To make someone happy.
  6. (colloquial) to amount to (of a price)
    Synonym: činiť
  7. (transitive, reflexive with sa) to happen
    Synonym: diať
  8. (transitive, reflexive with sa) to arise
    Synonyms: vznikať, utvárať
  9. (intransitive, reflexive with sa) to pretend
    Synonyms: tváriť, predstierať
  10. (intransitive, vulgar, reflexive with sa) to masturbate
    Synonym: honiť

Conjugation

Further reading

  • robiť”, 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