volať

See also: volat and volât

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volati, cognate with Czech volat, Polish wołać, and Lower Sorbian wołaś.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔlac]

Verb

volať impf

1. to call
2. to call, to telephone

   Synonym: telefonovať

Conjugation

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

infinitive			volať
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		volám	voláš	volá	voláme	voláte	volajú
past	masculine	volal som	volal si	volal	volali sme	volali ste	volali
	feminine	volala som	volala si	volala
	neuter	volalo som	volalo si	volalo
past perfect	masculine	bol som volal	bol si volal	bol volal	boli sme volali	boli ste volali	boli volali
	feminine	bola som volala	bola si volala	bola volala
	neuter	bolo som volalo	bolo si volalo	bolo volalo
future		budem volať	budeš volať	bude volať	budeme volať	budete volať	budú volať
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	volal by som	volal by si	volal by	volali by sme	volali by ste	volali by
	feminine	volala by som	volala by si	volala by
	neuter	volalo by som	volalo by si	volalo by
past	masculine	bol by som volal	bol by si volal	bol by volal	boli by sme volali	boli by ste volali	boli by volali
	feminine	bola by som volala	bola by si volala	bola by volala
	neuter	bolo by som volalo	bolo by si volalo	bolo by volalo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	volaj	—	volajme	volajte	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		volajúci	—	volaný	volal, volala, volalo, volali	volajúc	volanie

Further reading

• “volať”, 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, 2003–2024