trvať

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Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trъvati.

Verb

trvať impf

  1. to last (to endure, continue over time)

Conjugation

Conjugation of trvať (imperfective; class I, pattern chytať)
infinitive trvať
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
presenttrvám trváš trvá trváme trváte trvajú
past masculine trval som trval si trval trvali sme trvali ste trvali
feminine trvala som trvala si trvala
neuter trvalo som trvalo si trvalo
past perfect masculine bol som trval bol si trval bol trval boli sme trvali boli ste trvali boli trvali
feminine bola som trvala bola si trvala bola trvala
neuter bolo som trvalo bolo si trvalo bolo trvalo
futurebudem trvať budeš trvať bude trvať budeme trvať budete trvať budú trvať
conditional singular plural
first second third first second third
present masculine trval by som trval by si trval by trvali by sme trvali by ste trvali by
feminine trvala by som trvala by si trvala by
neuter trvalo by som trvalo by si trvalo by
past masculine bol by som trval bol by si trval bol by trval boli by sme trvali boli by ste trvali boli by trvali
feminine bola by som trvala bola by si trvala bola by trvala
neuter bolo by som trvalo bolo by si trvalo bolo by trvalo
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
present— trvaj — trvajme trvajte —
non-finite forms participles transgressive verbal noun
present active past active passive l-participle
trvajúci — — trval, trvala, trvalo, trvali trvajúc trvanie

Further reading

  • “trvať”, 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
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