letieť

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letěti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛci̯ɛc/

Verb

letieť impf (perfective poletieť)

1. to fly

Usage notes

• Letieť is in the class of Slovak concrete verbs. Its counterpart, lietať is an abstract verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of letieť (imperfective; class V, pattern vidieť)

infinitive			letieť
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		letím	letíš	letí	letíme	letíte	letia
past	masculine	letel som	letel si	letel	leteli sme	leteli ste	leteli
	feminine	letela som	letela si	letela
	neuter	letelo som	letelo si	letelo
past perfect	masculine	bol som letel	bol si letel	bol letel	boli sme leteli	boli ste leteli	boli leteli
	feminine	bola som letela	bola si letela	bola letela
	neuter	bolo som letelo	bolo si letelo	bolo letelo
future		budem letieť	budeš letieť	bude letieť	budeme letieť	budete letieť	budú letieť
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	letel by som	letel by si	letel by	leteli by sme	leteli by ste	leteli by
	feminine	letela by som	letela by si	letela by
	neuter	letelo by som	letelo by si	letelo by
past	masculine	bol by som letel	bol by si letel	bol by letel	boli by sme leteli	boli by ste leteli	boli by leteli
	feminine	bola by som letela	bola by si letela	bola by letela
	neuter	bolo by som letelo	bolo by si letelo	bolo by letelo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	leť	—	leťme	leťte	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		letiaci	—	—	letel, letela, letelo, leteli	letiac	letenie

Further reading

• “letieť”, 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