The present tense

 

The conjugation of Slovak verbs in the present tense is very regular.

Let’s look at an example:
In the present tense, the verb robiĹĄ undergoes regular conjugation for regular verbs, where the endings change to match the person and number of the subject.
The stem rob- remains the same, and the endings are added accordingly to form the correct conjugated form for each subject.

infinitive: robiť ‒ to do
ja robím ‒ I do
ty robíš ‒ you do (informal singular)
on/ona/ono robí ‒ he/she/it does
my robíme ‒ we do
vy robíte ‒ you do (formal singular/plural)
oni/ony/ony robia ‒ they (m/f/n) do

Present tense of important auxiliary verbs maĹĄ (to have)
(ja) mám I have
(ty) máš you have
(on/ona/ono) má he/she/it has
(my) máme we have
(vy/Vy) máte you have
(oni/ony) majĂş they have

Please note:
MaĹĄ is a regular verb, whereas byĹĄ is irregular.


Present tense of important auxiliary verbs byĹĄ (sein)
(ja) som I am
(ty) si you are
(on/ona/ono) je he/she/it is
(my) sme we are
(vy/Vy) ste you are
(oni/ony) sĂş they are

➠ Negation of Slovak verbs


 

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