звати

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъvati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʋâti/
  • Hyphenation: зва‧ти

Verb

зва̏ти impf (Latin spelling zvȁti)

  1. (ambitransitive, reflexive) to call
  2. (ambitransitive) to summon
  3. (ambitransitive) to invite (for a visit, wedding, guest etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of звати
infinitive звати
present verbal adverb зо̀вӯћи
past verbal adverb
verbal noun зва̑ње
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present зовем зовеш зове зовемо зовете зову
future future I зват ћу1
зваћу
зват ћеш1
зваћеш
зват ће1
зваће
зват ћемо1
зваћемо
зват ћете1
зваћете
зват ћē1
зваће
future II бу̏де̄м звао2 бу̏де̄ш звао2 бу̏де̄ звао2 бу̏де̄мо звали2 бу̏де̄те звали2 бу̏дӯ звали2
past perfect звао сам2 звао си2 звао је2 звали смо2 звали сте2 звали су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам звао2 би̏о си звао2 би̏о је звао2 би́ли смо звали2 би́ли сте звали2 би́ли су звали2
imperfect звах зваше зваше звасмо звасте зваху
conditional conditional I звао бих2 звао би2 звао би2 звали бисмо2 звали бисте2 звали би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих звао2 би̏о би звао2 би̏о би звао2 би́ли бисмо звали2 би́ли бисте звали2 би́ли би звали2
imperative зови зовимо зовите
active past participle звао m / звала f / звало n звали m / звале f / звала n
passive past participle зван m / звана f / звано n звани m / зване f / звана n

1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • звати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zъvati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: зва‧ти

Verb

зва́ти (zvátyimpf (perfective позва́ти)

  1. (ambitransitive, reflexive) to call
    Як вас зову́ть? (formal)Jak vas zovútʹ?What is your name?
    Як тебе́ зва́ти? (informal)Jak tebé zváty?What is your name?
  2. (ambitransitive) to summon
  3. (ambitransitive) to invite (for a visit, wedding, guest etc.)

Conjugation

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