vedieť

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Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věděti, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“to know”), perfect of *weyd- (“to see, to know”).

Pronunciation

Verb

vedieť impf

  1. to know
  2. can, be able to

Conjugation

Conjugation of vedieť (irregular)
infinitive vedieť
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
presentviem vieš vie vieme viete vedia
past masculine vedel som vedel si vedel vedeli sme vedeli ste vedeli
feminine vedela som vedela si vedela
neuter vedelo som vedelo si vedelo
past perfect masculine bol som vedel bol si vedel bol vedel boli sme vedeli boli ste vedeli boli vedeli
feminine bola som vedela bola si vedela bola vedela
neuter bolo som vedelo bolo si vedelo bolo vedelo
futurebudem vedieť budeš vedieť bude vedieť budeme vedieť budete vedieť budú vedieť
conditional singular plural
first second third first second third
present masculine vedel by som vedel by si vedel by vedeli by sme vedeli by ste vedeli by
feminine vedela by som vedela by si vedela by
neuter vedelo by som vedelo by si vedelo by
past masculine bol by som vedel bol by si vedel bol by vedel boli by sme vedeli boli by ste vedeli boli by vedeli
feminine bola by som vedela bola by si vedela bola by vedela
neuter bolo by som vedelo bolo by si vedelo bolo by vedelo
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
present— vedz — vedzme vedzte —
non-finite forms participles transgressive verbal noun
present active past active passive l-participle
vediaci — — vedel, vedela, vedelo, vedeli vediac vedenie

Further reading

  • “vedieť”, 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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