čakať

See also: cákat

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čakati (“to wait, await, expect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃakac]

Verb

čakať impf

1. to wait

Conjugation

infinitive			čakať
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		čakám	čakáš	čaká	čakáme	čakáte	čakajú
past	masculine	čakal som	čakal si	čakal	čakali sme	čakali ste	čakali
	feminine	čakala som	čakala si	čakala
	neuter	čakalo som	čakalo si	čakalo
past perfect	masculine	bol som čakal	bol si čakal	bol čakal	boli sme čakali	boli ste čakali	boli čakali
	feminine	bola som čakala	bola si čakala	bola čakala
	neuter	bolo som čakalo	bolo si čakalo	bolo čakalo
future		budem čakať	budeš čakať	bude čakať	budeme čakať	budete čakať	budú čakať
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	čakal by som	čakal by si	čakal by	čakali by sme	čakali by ste	čakali by
	feminine	čakala by som	čakala by si	čakala by
	neuter	čakalo by som	čakalo by si	čakalo by
past	masculine	bol by som čakal	bol by si čakal	bol by čakal	boli by sme čakali	boli by ste čakali	boli by čakali
	feminine	bola by som čakala	bola by si čakala	bola by čakala
	neuter	bolo by som čakalo	bolo by si čakalo	bolo by čakalo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	čakaj	—	čakajme	čakajte	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		čakajúci	—	čakaný	čakal, čakala, čakalo, čakali	čakajúc	čakanie

Conjugation of čakať (imperfective; class I, pattern chytať)

Further reading

• “čakať”, 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, 2024