pchať

Slovak

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *peys-

Proto-Indo-European *pis-é-ti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pištei

Proto-Slavic *pьxati

Slovak pchať

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьxati. Doublet of pichať.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pxac]

Verb

pchať impf

to stuff, to cram
(reflexive with sa) to push one's way in

Conjugation

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

indicative		singular			plural
infinitive			pchať
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		pchám	pcháš	pchá	pcháme	pcháte	pchajú

past	masculine	pchal som	pchal si	pchal	pchali sme	pchali ste	pchali
	feminine	pchala som	pchala si	pchala
	neuter	pchalo som	pchalo si	pchalo

past perfect	masculine	bol som pchal	bol si pchal	bol pchal	boli sme pchali	boli ste pchali	boli pchali
	feminine	bola som pchala	bola si pchala	bola pchala
	neuter	bolo som pchalo	bolo si pchalo	bolo pchalo

future		budem pchať	budeš pchať	bude pchať	budeme pchať	budete pchať	budú pchať

conditional		singular			plural
conditional		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	pchal by som	pchal by si	pchal by	pchali by sme	pchali by ste	pchali by
	feminine	pchala by som	pchala by si	pchala by
	neuter	pchalo by som	pchalo by si	pchalo by

past	masculine	bol by som pchal	bol by si pchal	bol by pchal	boli by sme pchali	boli by ste pchali	boli by pchali
	feminine	bola by som pchala	bola by si pchala	bola by pchala
	neuter	bolo by som pchalo	bolo by si pchalo	bolo by pchalo

imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	pchaj	—	pchajme	pchajte	—

non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle	transgressive	verbal noun
		pchajúci	—	pchaný	pchal, pchala, pchalo, pchali	pchajúc	pchanie

Conjugation of pchať sa (imperfective; class I, pattern chytať)

indicative		singular			plural
infinitive			pchať sa
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		pchám sa	pcháš sa	pchá sa	pcháme sa	pcháte sa	pchajú sa

past	masculine	pchal som sa	pchal si sa	pchal sa	pchali sme sa	pchali ste sa	pchali sa
	feminine	pchala som sa	pchala si sa	pchala sa
	neuter	pchalo som sa	pchalo si sa	pchalo sa

past perfect	masculine	bol som sa pchal	bol si sa pchal	bol sa pchal	boli sme sa pchali	boli ste sa pchali	boli sa pchali
	feminine	bola som sa pchala	bola si sa pchala	bola sa pchala
	neuter	bolo som sa pchalo	bolo si sa pchalo	bolo sa pchalo

future		budem sa pchať	budeš sa pchať	bude sa pchať	budeme sa pchať	budete sa pchať	budú sa pchať

conditional		singular			plural
conditional		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	pchal by som sa	pchal by si sa	pchal by sa	pchali by sme sa	pchali by ste sa	pchali by sa
	feminine	pchala by som sa	pchala by si sa	pchala by sa
	neuter	pchalo by som sa	pchalo by si sa	pchalo by sa

past	masculine	bol by som sa pchal	bol by si sa pchal	bol by sa pchal	boli by sme sa pchali	boli by ste sa pchali	boli by sa pchali
	feminine	bola by som sa pchala	bola by si sa pchala	bola by sa pchala
	neuter	bolo by som sa pchalo	bolo by si sa pchalo	bolo by sa pchalo

imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	pchaj sa	—	pchajme sa	pchajte sa	—

non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle	transgressive	verbal noun
		pchajúci sa	—	—	pchal, pchala, pchalo, pchali	pchajúc sa	pchanie sa

Derived terms

pchávať

Further reading

“pchať”, 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