kovať

See also: kovat

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kovati. Doublet of kuť.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔvac]

Verb

kovať impf

1. to forge

   Synonym: kuť

Conjugation

Conjugation of kovať (imperfective; class IV, pattern žuť)

infinitive			kovať
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		kujem	kuješ	kuje	kujeme	kujete	kujú
past	masculine	koval som	koval si	koval	kovali sme	kovali ste	kovali
	feminine	kovala som	kovala si	kovala
	neuter	kovalo som	kovalo si	kovalo
past perfect	masculine	bol som koval	bol si koval	bol koval	boli sme kovali	boli ste kovali	boli kovali
	feminine	bola som kovala	bola si kovala	bola kovala
	neuter	bolo som kovalo	bolo si kovalo	bolo kovalo
future		budem kovať	budeš kovať	bude kovať	budeme kovať	budete kovať	budú kovať
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	koval by som	koval by si	koval by	kovali by sme	kovali by ste	kovali by
	feminine	kovala by som	kovala by si	kovala by
	neuter	kovalo by som	kovalo by si	kovalo by
past	masculine	bol by som koval	bol by si koval	bol by koval	boli by sme kovali	boli by ste kovali	boli by kovali
	feminine	bola by som kovala	bola by si kovala	bola by kovala
	neuter	bolo by som kovalo	bolo by si kovalo	bolo by kovalo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	kuj	—	kujme	kujte	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		kujúci	—	kovaný	koval, kovala, kovalo, kovali	kujúc	kovatie

Derived terms

• kováč

Further reading

• “kovať”, 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