vedieť

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věděti, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“to know”), perfect of *weyd- (“to see, to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veɟɪ̯ec/, [ˈʋeɟɪ̯ec]
• Rhymes: -eɟɪ̯ec
• Hyphenation: ve‧dieť

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Verb

vedieť impf

1. to know
2. can, be able to

Usage notes

While vedieť is used to express "to be able to", the verb môcť is used to express a possibility or allowance.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vedieť (imperfective; irregular)

infinitive			vedieť
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		viem	vieš	vie	vieme	viete	vedia
past	masculine	vedel som	vedel si	vedel	vedeli sme	vedeli ste	vedeli
	feminine	vedela som	vedela si	vedela
	neuter	vedelo som	vedelo si	vedelo
past perfect	masculine	bol som vedel	bol si vedel	bol vedel	boli sme vedeli	boli ste vedeli	boli vedeli
	feminine	bola som vedela	bola si vedela	bola vedela
	neuter	bolo som vedelo	bolo si vedelo	bolo vedelo
future		budem vedieť	budeš vedieť	bude vedieť	budeme vedieť	budete vedieť	budú vedieť
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	vedel by som	vedel by si	vedel by	vedeli by sme	vedeli by ste	vedeli by
	feminine	vedela by som	vedela by si	vedela by
	neuter	vedelo by som	vedelo by si	vedelo by
past	masculine	bol by som vedel	bol by si vedel	bol by vedel	boli by sme vedeli	boli by ste vedeli	boli by vedeli
	feminine	bola by som vedela	bola by si vedela	bola by vedela
	neuter	bolo by som vedelo	bolo by si vedelo	bolo by vedelo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	vedz	—	vedzme	vedzte	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		vediaci	—	—	vedel, vedela, vedelo, vedeli	vediac	vedenie

Related terms

• veda f
• vedec m
• svedomie n

Further reading

• “vedieť”, 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, 2003–2026