spať

See also: Appendix:Variations of "spat"

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъpati, from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spac]

• Audio (Bratislava):

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Verb

spať impf

1. to sleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of spať (imperfective; class V, pattern kričať)

infinitive			spať
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		spím	spíš	spí	spíme	spíte	spia
past	masculine	spal som	spal si	spal	spali sme	spali ste	spali
	feminine	spala som	spala si	spala
	neuter	spalo som	spalo si	spalo
past perfect	masculine	bol som spal	bol si spal	bol spal	boli sme spali	boli ste spali	boli spali
	feminine	bola som spala	bola si spala	bola spala
	neuter	bolo som spalo	bolo si spalo	bolo spalo
future		budem spať	budeš spať	bude spať	budeme spať	budete spať	budú spať
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	spal by som	spal by si	spal by	spali by sme	spali by ste	spali by
	feminine	spala by som	spala by si	spala by
	neuter	spalo by som	spalo by si	spalo by
past	masculine	bol by som spal	bol by si spal	bol by spal	boli by sme spali	boli by ste spali	boli by spali
	feminine	bola by som spala	bola by si spala	bola by spala
	neuter	bolo by som spalo	bolo by si spalo	bolo by spalo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	spi	—	spime	spite	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		spiaci	—	spaný	spal, spala, spalo, spali	spiac	spanie

Derived terms

• spávať

Further reading

• “spať”, 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, 2003–2025